Assignments for Week of December 8 - 12, 2014

Mon, 12/8               RCG          Read pages 61-65 and pages 88-90 in the Gender Textbook.
                                                  Answer these questions:
                                                    1.  How did Hurt internalize what he saw in his home in childhood?
                                                    2.  How does he believe feminism helps men?
                                                    3.  How do women lead differently than men?
                                                    4.  How is gender equality smart economics?

Tues, 12/9               RCG          Research 3 sources on Rianne Eisler and write a 1/2 report.
                                                  Read Eisler's article page 32 in the Gender Textbook and write a
                                                         response.
                                                  Read the U. N. Report on the World's Women at the link on page 33.
                                                  Briefly summarize the issues women face worldwide.

Wed, 12/10             RCG          Read "Beyond Mean Girls' Stereotypes" at this link.
                                                  Write a response.

                               WTG         5 pages freewriting. Choose a selection to read aloud.

Thurs, 12/11           RCG          Response to Tough Guise.

Fri, 12/12                RCG         Completed statistics from pages 34-40 in the Gender Textbook.

Assignments for Week of December 1 - 5, 2015

Mon, 12/1               No homework due!

Tues, 12/2               RCG          Read pages 3 - 13 in Gender Book.
                                                  Response to Straight-Laced.

                                LIT           Bring in 3 points to discuss for the story, "Baby X" at this link.
                                                 Be prepared for a reading quiz.

Wed, 12/3               WTG         5 pages free writing due.
                                                  Choose a selection to read aloud to the class.

Thurs, 12/4              LIT          Read the short story "Am I Blue?" by Bruce Coville at this link.
                                                Be prepared for a reading quiz.
                                                Bring in three points to discuss.

Fri, 12/5                   RCG         Read pages 17 - 21 in Gender Book.
                                                 Answer the following questions:
                                                  1.  Describe the "double bind" of oppression women face.  Give 3
                                                       examples.
                                                  2.  What does the author use the metaphor of a bird cage to describe?
                                                  3.  What did the study at Northwestern University find about
                                                        categories of self thought?
                                                  4. When students were primed to think of their gender identity before
                                                       taking a test, what were the results?  Why do think these results
                                                       occurred?

Assignments for Week of November 24-25, 2014

Mon, Nov 24          WTG          Story idea in a paragraph due.

Tues, Nov 25          SYMPOSIUM

Assignments for Week of November 17 - 21, 2014

Mon, 11/17    LIT                    Read pages 133-167 in Bronx Masquerade twice.
                                               Be prepared for a 5-question quiz.
                                               Write an original poem in response to the reading.

                      GRAMMAR    Compose 3 sentences using introductory subordinate (adverb) clauses.
                                               Compose 3 compound sentences.
                                               Compose 3 compound complex sentences.
                                               Underline the subjects and verbs in each sentence. Punctuate correctly.


Tues, 11/18     RCG                Outline for presentation due.  Post it on your Wiki.

                        GRAMMAR   Compose 3 sentences using introductory words, phrases and clauses.
                                                Compose 3 sentences using interrupting words, phrases and clauses.
                                                Punctuate correctly.


Wed, 11/19       LIT                 Test on Bronx Masquerade.
                                                Character grid due.
                                                Poetry terms due.


Thurs, 11/20     RCG             Peoples' Histories Projects Presentations.


Fri, 11/21          RCG             Peoples' Histories' Projects Presentations.

Assignments for Week of November 10 - 14, 2014

Mon, Nov 10         LIT          Read pages 34 - 64 in Bronx Masquerade twice.
                                               Be prepared for a 5-question reading quiz.
                                               Write an original poem in response to the reading.

                               RCG       Choose a topic for your Peoples' Histories Project.


Tues, Nov 11         LIT           Read "Food that Pleases, Food to Take Home" by Anthony Grooms.
                                                Bring in 3 points for the discussion.

                               RCG         Set up Wiki for People's History Project.
                                                Post your project planner.


Wed, Nov 12         LIT           Read pages 65 - 100 in Bronx Masquerade twice.
                                                Be prepared for a 5-question reading quiz.
                                                Write an original poem in response to the reading.
                                 
                              LIT           Write 3 questions for Tony Grooms.

                              LIT           Essay revisions due.


Thurs, Nov 13      RCG          Annotated sources for history project due (5 or more).


Fri, Nov 14            LIT          Read pages 100 - 132 in Bronx Masquerade twice.
                                               Be prepared for a 5-question reading quiz.
                                               Write an original poem in response to the reading.

                              RB           Reading Bowl Question Sheet: Book #1.

Assignments for Week of November 4-7, 2014

Tues, Nov 4          LIT            Review "Sweat" and your 3 points for discussion.
                                                (Happy Halloween)

                              RCG           Read Article 2 of the U. S. Constitution at this link.
                                                 Answer the study questions sent via email.

Wed, Nov 5           RCG          Listen to the interview at this link. Write a review of the film A Day                                                       without a Mexican.

                                                 Prepare for quiz on Article 2 of the U. S. Constitution.

Thurs, Nov 6          LIT            Read pages 3-33 in Bronx Masquerade.
                                                 Write an original poem based on the reading.

Fri, Nov 7               RCG          Read cards 1-7 on President Obama's executive action on                                                                       immigration at this link.  Write a 1-page summary describing how and                                                   why President Obama is using his executive power in this situation.

Assignments for Week of October 27 - 31

Mon, Oct 27            LIT          5 citations with annotations for Harlem Renaissance Project

                                RCG         Read Aldo Urquiza's piece on his immigration experience.

                                                 Read pages 120-122 (Race Book). Complete exercise on page 122.


Tues, Oct 28            RCG         Read "Georgia Gives Police Added Power to Seek Out
                                                  Illegal Immigrants" and "The Law of Unintended
                                                  Consequences: Georgia's Immigration Law Backfires" in
                                                  the Race Reader.  Answer these questions:

                                                          1. Why is Georgia’s immigration law controversial?

                                                                                           2.  On what basis has it been challenged legally?

                                                                                           3.  How has the law affected immigration?

                                                                                           4. How has the law affected immigrants?

                                                                                           5. What are some of the unintended consequences?

                                                  Watch the slide show at the bottom of the page at
                                                   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/13/the-daily-
                                                   show-aasif-mandvi_n_4094427.html about state
                                                   immigration laws.

                                                  Review the chart "U.S. Immigration by Region and
                                                  Decade" at http://www.jaha.org/edu/discovery_center
                                                  /push-pull/chart_w_events.html


 Wed, Oct 29          LIT             Read "Incident," " Yet I Do Marvel," and "From the Dark Tower" by
                                                  Countee Cullen (sent via email) twice.
                                                  Bring in three points and identify three poetic devices (metaphor,
                                                  simile, allusion, personification, hyperbole, alliteration).


Thurs, Oct 30          LIT             Harlem Renaissance Presentations


Fri, Oct 31               LIT             Read "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston.
                                                    Bring in three points to discuss in class.
                                                    Be prepared for a 5 question quiz.
                                                    Here is the link to the story.
                                                    http://lists.wsu.edu/pipermail/english/attachments/20130206
                                                    /4fdc96a6/HurstonSweat.pdf