Work for the Week of June 3rd - Sophomores

Monday June 3rd
Reading HW: "Dawn" and "Adam" by Federico Garcia Lorca
HW: How does Lorca employ imagery in his works?  What common theme can you find between these two works?

Tuesday June 4th
Reading HW: John Donne's "Death Be Not Proud" and Emily Dickenson's "My Life Had Stood A Loaded Gun"
HW: What theme do both poems share?  What words indicate the presence of these themes?  How do the authors portray the very contradictory ideas of life and death?

Wednesday June 5th
Reading HW: "Understanding the Eurozone Debt Crisis" and William Blake's "London", "The Chimney-Sweeper"
HW: Considering the charts and graphs and explanations of economic disaster, how can we connect a country's financial stability to its creation of arts and culture?

Friday June 7th
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Monday June 10th
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of June 3rd - Freshmen

Monday June 3rd
Minutes: Sophia,
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Independent work on I-Search

Tuesday June 4th
Minutes: Janet, Alex H.
Reading HW: "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning
HW: How do the protagonists of each piece attempt to control their lovers?  Can you rationalize their actions?  What is the inherent flaw of their plans?  What lesson(s) can we learn from these pieces?

 Wednesday June 5th
Minutes:Sabrina, Leon
Reading HW: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
HW: How are the man and the dog similar?  What does London mean when he writes London writes, “He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in the significances”?  Explain why the man fails.

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Friday June 7th
Minutes: Cristina, Max
Reading HW: N/A
HW: I-Search Due today

Monday June 10th
Minutes: Connor, Felicia
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Advice to next year's freshmen.  Come up with five ideas that you would tell next year's freshmen to help them better acclimate to my class and Stuyvesant High School.

Work for the Week of May 28th - Sophomores

Tuesday May 28th
Reading HW: "Leda and the Swan" by William Butler Yeats
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Wednesday May 29th
Reading HW: "Counterparts" by James Joyce
HW: Please compare Joyce's story to Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz".  Is the father character a sympathetic figure or an evil figure?  Please explain in at least eight sentences.

Thursday May 30th
Reading HW: "What I Heard at the Discount Department Store" by David Budbill (2/5 down the page) and
Eating Alone by Li-Young Lee
HW: Analyze how each poet discusses parenthood.  Consider the perspective of the narration (is it 1st or 3rd).  How does these poems relate to the duality of "My Papa's Waltz?  Six sentence minimum.

Friday May 31st
Reading HW: "The Horses" by Edwin Muir, "A Song On The End Of The World" by Czeslaw Milosz
HW: What is the common theme that links these two works?  How does each author present the apocalypse?  Why might these writers conceive the end of the world?  Which poem appeals to you more?  Try to consider Frost's "Fire and Ice" in discussing your appeal.

Monday June 3rd
Reading HW: "Dawn" and "Adam" by Federico Garcia Lorca
HW: How does Lorca employ imagery in his works?  What common theme can you find between these two works?

Work for the Week of May 28th - Freshmen

Tuesday May 28th
Minutes: Michael D.
Reading HW: Review conclusion sections of I-Search papers in packet (36-37)
HW: Drafts of conclusion due for peer editing.

Wednesday May 29th
Minutes: Michael A., Nino D.
Reading HW: Review I-Search packet (26-32)
HW: Works cited due for peer editing.

Thursday May 30th
Minutes: Mark A., Ahmet
Reading HW: Review I-Search packet
HW: Independent work to complete full I-Search draft for tomorrow.

Friday May 31st
Minutes: Sean B., Elias
Reading HW: Review instructions for I-Search presentations.
HW: Full I-Search due for peer editing.

Monday June 3rd
Minutes: Sophia C., Alex H.
Reading HW:
HW:  Independent work to complete I-Search.

Work for the Week of May 20th - Sophomores

Monday May 20th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot
HW: Six questions and six observations.

Tuesday May 21st
Minutes:
Reading HW: "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning,
HW:  How does Browning present masculine characters?  Feminine characters?  What does this poem say about Victorian gender dynamics?

Wednesday May 22nd
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning
HW: How does Browning present masculine characters?  Feminine characters?  How can we compare "My Last Duchess" to this piece?

Thursday May 23rd
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats
HW: Would springtime be as beautiful if it was spring all year long?  Why is change so important for our appreciation of the aesthetics?  Utilize the poem to answer this question.

Friday May 24th
Minutes:
Reading HW: To An Athelete Dying Young by A.E. Housman
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Tuesday May 28th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Leda and the Swan" by William Butler Yeats
HW:

Work for the Week of May 20th - Freshmen

Monday May 20th
Minutes: Neil, Pablo
Reading HW: Be sure to review previous examples of I-Searches to use as a model.
HW: Half draft due.  Be sure to secure an interview by today.

Tuesday May 21st
Minutes: Carol, Camille
Reading HW: Read the following interview.  What in/effective questions does the interviewer employ?
HW: Prepare 8 questions for your interview.  Make sure that these are well developed, thought-provoking questions.  For some ideas of how to come up with questions review pages 19-20 of I-Search papers in packet.

Wednesday May 22nd
Minutes: Xiao Wen, Christy
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Complete full search section draft.

Thursday May 23rd
Minutes: Jackie, Darwin
Reading HW: Review conclusion sections of I-Search papers in packet.
HW: Continue working on your paper.

Friday May 24th
Minutes: Mark, Belle
Reading HW:
HW: Complete interview by today!

Tuesday May 28th
Minutes: Michael A., Michael D.
Reading HW:
HW:  Drafts of Conclusion and Works Cited due for peer editing.

Work for the Week of May 13th - Sophomores

                                                    Because I wanted to.  That's why.

Monday May 13th
Minutes: Joey
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday May 14th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please read and print the following article about morality in Crimes and Misdemeanors
HW: Be prepared to discuss the film's themes of morality and the existential crises of life.  Mark up your article for discussion.

Wednesday May 15th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Seven Floors" by Dino Buzati
HW: Six questions and six observations.

Thursday May 16th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "The Saint" by V.S. Pritchett
HW: Six questions and six observations.  What connections can you elicit between this text and Crimes and Misdemeanors?

Friday May 17th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Their Mother" by Natalia Ginzburg
HW: Six questions and six observations.

Monday May 20th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot
HW: Six questions and six observations.