Work for the Week of Oct. 27th - Juniors

Monday October 27th
Minutes: Cindy
Reading HW: "The Hope Speech" by Harvey Milk
HW: What parallels can you see between Milk's speech and Douglass's Narrative?

Tuesday October 28th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Watch the 1st 20 minutes of 12 Angry Men.
HW: N/A

Wednesday October 29th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Watch another 30 minutes 12 Angry Men.  Start from 34:45
HW: Have quotes selected for your next assignment.  Your job is to compare Frederick Douglass's experience learning how to read with Harvey Milk's "Hope Speech"

Thursday October 30th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Finish 12 Angry Men.
HW: What is the effect of groups on public opinion, especially considering our reading for today?

Friday October 31st
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Prepare a draft for today.

Monday Nov. 3rd
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please finish chapter two of Slaughterhouse-Five.
HW: N/A

Work for the Week of Oct. 27th - Freshmen

Monday October 27th
Minutes: Farha, Anne G.
Reading HW: Read to page 33.
HW:  Rewrite due.

Tuesday October 28th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read to page 65.
HW: N/A

Wednesday October 29th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read to page 99.
HW: N/A

Thursday October 30th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read to page 140.
HW: Period 3 students!  Bring in your consent forms so we can videotape the class!  Here's another copy if you need it!

Friday October 31st
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft Day!

Monday Nov. 3rd
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read to page 179.
HW: Draft due Wed. Focus on Christopher's visit to the London train statin.  How do Christopher's perceptions affect him?

Work for the Week of Oct. 27th - Seniors

Monday October 27th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Movie day!
HW: Rumination Paper Due

Tuesday October 28th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "I Was Groped on the Subway"
HW: Read the comments as well.  Pick one that interests you the most, print it up, and bring it in to class.

Wednesday October 29th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Just hopped on Jezebel and found this gem.  How pertinent!
HW: Interview several of your peers, family members.  Write down their answers please.  Consider the following questions: Have you ever witnessed/experienced any kind of street harassment?  What was your reaction?  How did those around you react?  How can we solve street harassment?

Thursday October 30th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Research "Hollaback!", particular the "About", "Research", "Resources" sections.
HW: Please complete this survey.

Both sections of E7WV will be meeting in the library during 6th period.  If you are free 5th period, come a a little early and help us set up for Debjani Roy, Deputy Director of Hollaback!

Friday October 31st
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read this article and then this article.
HW: Take a side.  Should women (and men) slut it up for Halloween?  Consider both articles.  I want you to consider the difference between sexualization and objectification for this conversation.

Monday Nov. 3rd
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Why Women Aren't Funny" by Christopher Hitchens
HW: Who's funnier?  Men or women?  Why?  Interview friends, family, others.

E.C - Juniors - Race at Stuyvesant

In continuation of our discussion on Friday, I want you to engage in debate over the kinds of racism we see at Stuyvesant and whether or not we can consider these instances as "racism".  Where do these instances fall on the spectrum of not racist and racist?  Does Stuyvesant have a racism problem?  Are Stuyvesant students just telling jokes?  Can jokes be racist?  Who determines racist, the perpetrator or the audience?

Consider any or all of these points and comment.  Provide us with important links, relevant ideas, and pointed responses to each other.  Keep it professional and let's explore this topic.

E.C. - Seniors - Judgment

As the "Historical Notes" of The Handmaid's Tale suggests, "If I may be permitted an editorial aside, allow me to say that in my opinion we must be cautious about passing moral judgment upon the Gil-eadeans. Surely we have learned by now that such judgments are of necessity culture-specific. Also, Gileadean society was under a good deal of pressure, demographic and otherwise, and was subject to factors from which we ourselves are happily more free. Our job is not to censure but to understand."  We attempted to ask if we can in fact censure Gilead and Gileadian societies or if we are to attempt to understand them.  We noted how we can often impose our own sense of morality in just and unjust ways.  I want you to take this opportunity to answer the question: Should we censure or understand?  Provide examples from our text or from our world.  Provide links, engage each other in debate, and keep it professional.

Work for the Week of October 20th - Juniors

Monday October 20th
Minutes: Amira
Reading HW: Read Ch. IX-X of Frederick Douglass 
HW: Analyze Covey's apparent hypocrisy and the relevance of this hypocrisy's function within this narrative as a whole.

Tuesday October 21st
Minutes: Jonah
Reading HW: Read Ch. XI and Appendix of Frederick Douglass 
HW: Discuss Douglass's views of Christianity.  What is the source of his conflict?  Is America a Christian country?  Does American identity reflect Douglass's inner conflict?  Explain.

Wednesday October 22nd
Minutes: Ulyana
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Thursday October 23rd
Minutes: Michael
Reading HW:  Read the following article and this one too!
HW: What's it like being Black at the University of Michigan?

Friday October 24th
Minutes: Rane
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Complete your survey of race for class today.  Be sure to interview three to five students.  Ask questions about their experiences with race at Stuyvesant.  Which responses interest you the most?

Monday October 27th
Minutes: Cindy
Reading HW: "The Hope Speech" by Harvey Milk
HW: What parallels can you see between Milk's speech and Douglass's Narrative?

Work for the Week of October 20th - Seniors

Monday October 20th
Minutes: Wendy, Brian T.
Reading HW: Read through Chapter 39.
HW: Work on your draft.

Tuesday October 21st
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Slow Poison" packet.
HW: Be sure to use as little paper as possible when printing!  Please take extensive notes, annotating your reading to assist in classroom discussion.

Wednesday October 22nd
Minutes:
Reading HW: Women's Wednesday!  Let's read this Vanity Fair piece about recent Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
HW: Draft Day!  Have a rumination paper draft for today.

Thursday October 23rd
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read through page 295.
HW: N/A

Friday October 24th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read Historical Notes
HW: Rumination Paper Due Monday

Monday October 27th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Movie day!
HW: Rumination Paper Due