Work for the Week of January 4th - Freshmen

Monday January 4th
Minutes: Brian L., Kaitlin
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday January 5th
Minutes: Jeremy, Robert
Reading HW: "Can I Kick It?"
HW: Print the lyrics and identify (annotate) ALL examples of alliteration/assonance/rhyme.

Wednesday January 6th
Minutes: Aixin, Yeonhi
Reading HW: "The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop
HW: Print and read.

Thursday January 7th
Minutes: Bianca, Larosh
Reading HW: "The Filling Station" by Elizabeth Bishop
HW: Print and read.  Identify the speaker of this piece.  What is his/her tone?

Friday January 8th
Minutes: Ying Ying, Sally
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A (I'll provide you with work in class tomorrow)

Monday January 11th
Minutes: Abraham, Sebastian V.
Reading HW: Villanelle reference sheet.
HW: Bring in your own villanelle.

Work for the Week of January 4th - Seniors

Monday January 4th
Minutes: Kenneth, Tracy
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday January 5th
Minutes: Dante, Samantha H.
Reading HW: Ch. 4 "After Enlightenment, There Is Yam Gruel", Ch. 5 "Beasts of Burden"
HW: Select and interpret one of the many parables from each chapter.

Wednesday January 6th
Minutes: Jeff, Sabrina
Reading HW: Ch. 6 "Ten Views of the Flying Matriarch"
HW:

Thursday January 7th
Minutes: Sophia, Min Jia
Reading HW: Ch. 7 "Happiness: A Manifesto" and "Postscript/Notes"
HW: What revelations does the postscript bring to our reading?

Friday January 8th
Minutes: Jessica, Daniel
Reading HW:
HW: Bring in three ideas for your CIA paper.

Examples of CIA papers.

Monday January 11th
Minutes: Stella, Abraham
Reading HW: "Women Just Aren't That Funny" by Christopher Hitchens
HW: Interview four people.  Who is funnier?  Men or women?  Why?

Work for the Week of January 4th - Juniors

Monday January 4th
Minutes: Alan
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday January 5th
Minutes: Pardeep
Reading HW: Read through "The End of Something"
HW:

Wednesday January 6th
Minutes: Sam
Reading HW: Read through "A Very Short Story"
HW:

Thursday January 7th
Minutes: Sabrina
Reading HW: Read through "Cat in the Rain"
HW:

Friday January 8th
Minutes: Shadman
Reading HW: Read through "My Old Man"
HW:

Monday January 11th
Minutes: Queenie
Reading HW: Finish In Our Time
HW:

Work for the Week of December 14th - Seniors

Monday December 14th
Minutes: Stella, Miah
Reading HW: N/A 
HW: N/A

Tuesday December 15th
Minutes: Sabrina S., Constantin
Reading HW:
HW: Outline due.

Wednesday December 16th
Minutes: Dante, Nicole
Reading HW: Let's read two pieces written by our speaker.  Here's one.  Here's another!  Or this!  And this!
HW: Prepare questions for our speaker, Joanna Rothkopf.

Thursday December 17th
Minutes: Eric, Kimberly
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Friday December 18th
Minutes: Michael, Peter
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Monday December 21st
Minutes: Alanis, Xin Wei
Reading HW: "Round Eyes" - "Parable of the Squab"
HW:

Tuesday December 22nd
Minutes: Shannon, Sabrina H.
Reading HW: "Monologue" - ""Oh Lord!  Here Come the Double Happiness Twins!"
HW:

Wednesday December 23rd
Minutes: Soren, William
Reading HW: "Immigrant Dreams I" - "Moonie's Penis"
HW:


NO WORK IS ASSIGNED FOR THE NON-DENOMINATIONAL HOLIDAY BREAK.  REST UP.

Work for the Week of December 14th - Juniors

Monday December 14th
Minutes: Kevin
Reading HW: N/A
HW: 7 relevant quotes for your next paper.

Tuesday December 15th
Minutes: Eric C
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Outline due for today.

Wednesday December 16th
Minutes: Carson
Reading HW:  Let's read two pieces written by our speaker.  Here's one.  Here's another!  Or this!  And this!
HW: Produce four relevant questions about journalism/writing/Jezebel.com for our guest

WE ARE MEETING IN THE LECTURE HALL, NOT THE LIBRARY, PERIOD 6

Thursday December 17th
Minutes: Michelle L.
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Friday December 18th
Minutes: Yuki
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due!

Monday December 21st
Minutes: Derek
Reading HW: "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck
HW: Print story for class.  Be sure to conserve paper.

Tuesday December 22nd
Minutes: CJ
Reading HW: "Who's Irish? by Gish Jen
HW:

Wednesday December 23rd
Minutes: Tyler
Reading HW: "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison
HW:


NO WORK IS ASSIGNED FOR THE NON-DENOMINATIONAL HOLIDAY BREAK.  REST UP.

Work for the Week of December 14th - Freshmen

Monday December 14th
Minutes: Kathryn, Cheryl
Reading HW: Read to pg. 233
HW: Create a panel from your childhood (Per 4 only)

Tuesday December 15th
Minutes: Ying Ying, Robert
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Write a detailed story  from your childhood.

Wednesday December 16th
Minutes: Eddie, Juliana
Reading HW: Finish Stitches
HW:

Thursday December 17th
Minutes: Leo, Shuvam
Reading HW: Watch this video and this video.
HW: Complete a story board for today.

Friday December 18th
Minutes: Bernice, Raymond
Reading HW:
HW: Work on your comic!

Monday December 21st
Minutes: Brian L., Sam
Reading HW:
HW: Final comic due today.

Tuesday December 22nd
Minutes: Damian, Sebastian
Reading HW: "On Turning Ten" by Billy Collins
HW: How does this piece speak to the theme of growing up?

Wednesday December 23rd
Minutes: Ricky, Seendid
Reading HW: "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks
HW: Read this poem aloud.


NO WORK IS ASSIGNED FOR THE NON-DENOMINATIONAL HOLIDAY BREAK.  REST UP.

Work for the Week of December 7th - Freshmen

Monday December 7th
Minutes: Edward, Jerin
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday December 8th
Minutes: Jamie, Shafali
Reading HW: Read Stitches to page 63.
HW: Based off of the sound panel we see on page 15, I'd like you to construct a 3 panel comic of a sound that you hear on a regular basis, in any of the settings you encounter during the day.  Be sure to focus only on one sound.

Wednesday December 9th
Minutes: Angela, Karina
Reading HW: Read Stitches to page 123.
HW: N/A

Thursday December 10th
Minutes: Aixin, Yedana
Reading HW: 
HW: Rewrite one paragraph from your recent OFOTCN paper.

Friday December 11th
Minutes: Hristo, Raul
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Read Stitches to page 184.

Monday December 14th
Minutes: Kathryn, Cheryl
Reading HW: Read to pg. 233
HW: