Work for the Week of October 15th - Seniors

Artist of the Week : Masayo Fukuda

Monday October 14th - NO SCHOOL - INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY

Tuesday October 15th
Reading HW: Read The Handmaid's Tale III, IV (7-12)
HW:

Wednesday October 16th - PSAT Day - Shortened Schedule
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Thursday October 17th
Reading HW: Read Handmaid's Tale V, VI, VII (Ch. 13-18)
HW:

Friday October 18th
Reading HW: Sexual Danger packet.*  Trigger warning - Sexual assault
HW: When reading a packet for our class, you are expected to write some of your reactions to particular pieces within the text as well as some questions you have in response to the material.  Take notes.  Be an active reader.

Monday October 21st

Reading HW: Read Handmaid's Tale VIII (Ch. 14-23)

HW:

Work for the Week of October 15th - Freshmen

Monday October 14th - NO SCHOOL - INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY

Tuesday October 15th
Reading HW: Ch. 3, Annie John, "Gwen"
HW: Please submit your perfect paragraph via TurnItIn.

Wednesday October 16th - PSAT Day - Shortened Schedule
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Thursday October 17th
Reading HW: Ch. 4, Annie John, "The Red Girl"

HW:

Friday October 18th
Reading HW: Ch. 5, Annie John, "Columbus in Chains"
HW: 

Monday October 21st

Reading HW: Ch. 6, Annie John, "Somewhere, Belgium"

HW:

Work for the Week of October 7th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Bharti Kher

Monday October 7th
Reading HW: Please visit "It's On Us"
HW: Please research a college of interest or the college where you will matriculate in the fall.  What is the school's sexual assault policy?  Is it easy to find?  Is the information easy to understand?  Who is the school's Title IX counselor?

Tuesday October 8th
Reading HW: Read this document from It's On Us.
HW: What steps can we take in our lives to impact the culture of sexual assault on college campuses?

Wednesday October 9th - NO SCHOOL - YOM KIPPUR

Thursday October 10th
Reading HW:
HW: Please research the Iranian Revolution of 1979.  Be prepared to discuss how the country changed and how women were particularly affected.

Friday October 11th
Reading HW:  Begin reading The Handmaid's Tale I, II (Ch. 1-6) 
HW: Film Analysis Due on Turnitin.com

Monday October 14th - NO SCHOOL - INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY

Tuesday October 15th
Reading HW: Read The Handmaid's Tale III, IV (7-12)
HW:

Work for the Week of October 7th - Freshmen

Monday October 7th
Reading HW: "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid
HW:

Tuesday October 8th
Reading HW: Annie John - Chapter One
HW:

Wednesday October 9th - NO SCHOOL - YOM KIPPUR

Thursday October 10th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.  Please print a draft for class.

Friday October 11th
Reading HW: Annie John - Chapter Two
HW:

Monday October 14th - NO SCHOOL - INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY

Tuesday October 15th
Reading HW: Annie John - Chapter Three
HW: Perfect paragraph due today.  Submit via Turnitin.com

Work for the Week of October 2nd - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Helena Hauss

Wednesday October 2nd
Reading HW:
HW: Work on your college essays/work on your film analysis.

TRIGGER WARNING - We are going to be discussing sexual assault this week.  I will not be cold calling students during these lessons.  Only students who wish to volunteer will participate.  We will be discussing sensitive material in what will be important, relevant lessons.  I would be remiss to not mention this to allow my students the opportunity to mentally prepare for these discussions.  Please let me know via email how I can best serve you and your needs if you have any questions about these lessons.

Thursday October 3rd
Reading HW: "I Was Groped on the Subway".
HW: What is "rape culture"?  How is rape culture influence by media socialization of gender?

Friday October 4th


Monday October 7th
Reading HW: Please visit "It's On Us"
HW: Please research a college of interest or the college where you will matriculate in the fall.  What is the school's sexual assault policy?  Is it easy to find?  Is the information easy to understand?  Who is the school's Title IX counselor?

Work for the Week of October 2nd - Freshmen

Wednesday October 2nd
Reading HW:
HW:  Complete the pre-outline and outline.  Here's the worksheet from Thursday's lesson.  Bring in a box of tissues if you forgot to last week.

Thursday October 3rd
Reading HW:
HW: Considering our worksheet from Wednesday's class, make the appropriate modifications to your assignment's use of evidence/evidence explanations..

Friday October 4th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Monday October 7th
Reading HW: "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid
HW:

Work for the Week of September 23rd - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Laetita Ky

Monday September 23rd

Reading HW:  Listen to the following podcast in preparation for today's documentary viewing.

HW:

*Note, continue to follow the blog for homework.  Though I am out today, I'll be back tomorrow.

Tuesday September 24th


Wednesday September 25th
Reading HW: "Online Harassment" listen to the podcast, we'll watch parts of this video in class.
HW:

Thursday September 26th
Reading HW:
HW: List five of your favorite movies.  Then, find out if they pass the Bechdel Test.  What is the Bechdel Test?

I've attached a copy of our latest assignment.  Here is a sample paper.

Friday September 27th
Reading HW:
HW: Is it sexist to like sexist music?  Watch this video and find the lyrics.   This one too. We'll be discussing them in class today.  Please be aware that this video does contain graphic sexual images (no nudity).

Here's the presentation from today's lesson.

Wednesday October 2nd
Reading HW:
HW: Work on your college essays/work on your film analysis.