Due for Wednesday Finish reading this section! You will have 15 minutes in class to finish reading.
Due during classtime on Friday Work on revisions if that's what you're into! Reminder - you get 3 points back per rubric standard that you wish to revise. Please email me any revisions with changes clearly highlighted with a 100 word reflection per rubric standard that you tried to address: what did you change? What did you hope to achieve with these changes? Due for Monday, 11/06 (will count for term 2) Submit onto Schoology: Referencing at least 2 moments in the book, craft a 300-500 word analysis on what our central text has to says about on one of the following questions:
1. Skip the intro! Just start with your thesis and give us a paragraph break as we dive into your writing. 2. Skip the conclusion! End by looping back to your thesis. 3. Honors: find a relationship between the two moments that you pick: mirrors, contradicts, emphasizes, etc. It shouldn't be two different statements; it should be one statement that has two components. 4. Honors: also, write more than 399 words. 5. Feedback will be focused on clarity, evidence, and analysis. 6. Worth 35 points 7. Possible Model: P1- Thesis P2 - First Moment You are Presenting - How it applies to your thesis P3 - Transition; Second Moment - How it interacts with the first moment - Apply it to your thesis P4 - If acceptable, Present a Third Moment! P4/5 - Conclude - How do you think this will be further explored in the rest of the book? Give us only a sentence or two here.
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Due for Monday 11 59 pm Submit your feature analysis piece
Due for Thursday Read the NYT's piece titled "Bad Art Friend". Blog post: What lines of friendship, artistic integrity, or professional curtesy were transgressed upon by Dawn Dorland or Sonya Larson? Is it fair to take someone else's life as inspiration for your story without his/her/their consent? What if this individual is someone that you know personally? If you were friends with Dorland or Larson, would you think her behavior was warranted? In your opinion. which of these two individuals has higher moral footing? Due for Monday 11/04 Read the following article from the Atlantic (it's long-ish!): What Happened to American Childhood (2020). Blog post: What part of this article struck you as remarkable, agreeable, incorrect, or extreme? Do you buy that American childhood is different today than previous generations? Why do you think that so many adolescent Americans are more anxious, more fragile than previously reported? What is the dynamic between anxious parenting and anxious children, in your mind? Is the anxiety experienced by our young people a reflection of societal circumstance, parenting style, economic factors, personal and lifestyle choices, or something else? How should we get better at "prepar[ing] our kids for difficult times, [letting] them fail at things now, and [allowing] them to encounter obstacles and talk candidly about worrisome topics"? Due for Tuesday Read this feature piece (use this link if there's any issues) on a senior prank that resulted in arrests and a hate crime charge. Blog Post: Was justice served in this instance? Did the life stage of the perpetrators - high school seniors - play too heavy a role in the levying of a sentence? How do you respond to the following quote: “I spray paint one racist thing and, suddenly, I become a racist? Just because I did it doesn’t mean I hate Jews, gay people or black people.”
Due for Thursday Come to class with a feature piece that you will compose a 4 paragraph rhetorical analysis on. The piece should try to have a slant of sorts -- a subtle, implied thesis. Due for Monday, 10/30 11:59 pm Submit your rhetorical analysis onto Schoology. You'll have a work day on Monday's class. Due for Wednesday Finish reading chapter four. Pick one of the following topics and complete the following tasks:
1. Find 2 quotations from the first 4 chapters that reveal how this element/topic is being utilized/explored in the novel 2. Write 1-2 sentences on how these quotations help the novel do something 3. Consider: can a video game utilize this element in a similar way? Would it be as successful? Why or why not? 2 sentences. Possible topics: 1. Women in STEM 2. Allusions 3. Permission - who is allowed to make what? Due for Friday Read the first two chapters of Part 2 - Influences. Pick one of the following questions and come up with 3 moments in your reading that helps you come up with an informed answer; for each moment, write a sentence for how it helps:
Due Tuesday, 11:59 pm Turn in Response Paper 2 onto Schoology
Due for Thursday Read through at least three of these articles and consider, if covering mass shooters / violence can inspire more, is it moral for the media to name the shooter? What ethical standards, guidelines, or considerations should a national publication follow when trying to cover mass violence? Does it change if it's local? Does it change if the act of violence was planned but averted? Do you believe that, in the internet age with vibrant cyber-communities, media publications still hold any sway over the minds of potentially violent individuals? Do you believe that media plays any real role in this at all?
Due before class on Monday, 10/16 Submit your final product for your misinformation project onto Schoology!
Due by end of school day on Wednesday, 10/18 1. Submit a 300 - 400 word reflection on the following questions regarding your Misinformation Project:
Due for Friday, 10/20 Read the second chapter of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow; fill out the character chart for Sadie. Due for Monday 10/23 Read the third chapter of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (it's long! maybe get started before the weekend?); complete your character chart and submit it to schoology! Also, on Monday's class you'll be asked to submit the following to Schoology, so have some notes ready: CP: How are relationships in this book treated like a video game? Copy and paste a line from the book that helps us answer this question then write the following: - 1 sentence explaining what is happening in the book from where you grabbed this quote - 1-2 sentences explaining how this quotation helps you answer the question - 1 sentence explaining how you feel about the idea of treating relationships like a video game. ACP: In a paragraph (at least 75 words, at least one quotation), consider the following question: are video games to be considered "art"? If so, what are the possibilities and limitations of this art form? H: In a paragraph (at least 120 words, at least two quotations), explain how Sadie's game Solution represents a thematic motif that the book wants to establish or explore. Due for Tuesday Read the following articles 1. NPR - Arkansas Book Ban Law Halted 2. Seattle Times - WA Library Won't Shut Down 3. NJ Herald - Young Adult Book moved to High school Blog post: What should be the process through which a book gets added to a public library? Once a book is added, should it ever be removed? Does the conversation around whether or not a book is available change when considering the age of the readers (Minors? Middle schoolers? High Schoolers?) or context (public school library? University library? Public library?) What is the appropriate relationship between a community and the books that its taxes pay for? Does it feel like a violation of the democratic process that laws and ballot questions concerning public libraries and books get voided?
Due for Thursday Read three of the following articles concerning college admissions: 1. SCOTUSBlog - Supreme Court Strikes down Affirmative Action 2. The Atlantic - Race Neutral is the new Separate but Equal 3. NYT - How would Harvard talk about My Kids? 4. New Yorker - Why the Champions of Affirmative Action had to Leave Asian Americans Behind 5. 538 - How Asian Americans Came to Play a Role in Affirmative Action 6. The Atlantic - Legacy for thee, not for me 7. The Hill - Legacy Admissions is Crucial for America's Dominance 8. NPR - It's not just Legacy Admissions 9. 538 - Shut up About Harvard (2016) Blog post: Should the Supreme Court's decision to strike down consideration of race in college admissions be celebrated or condemned? What should be the appropriate dynamic that an individual's identity -- race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, etc. -- or "history of oppression" plays in deciding whether or not a student is admitted into a school? Does that change if the school receives federal funds drawn from all tax payers? Does that logic extend to considering legacy admissions as well? How would you respond to someone who argues that, if schools cannot consider race in an effort to maintain the meritocracy, they should also abandon legacy admissions? Do you genuinely believe that a diverse student body is an educational benefit worth all this attention and energy for? Due for Tuesday, the 17th at 11:59 pm Turn in your Response Paper 2! Due for 09/29, Fri Turn in your first 2 body paragraphs
Due for Mon, 10/01 Turn in your Conclusion Due for Wed, 10/04 Turn in your Intro Due for Wednesday 10/04, end of class Submit your survey for our (mis)information project Due for Friday, end of class 10/06 Submit your plan for our (mis)information project onto Schoology Due for Friday, 10/06 2:30 pm Submit your final draft of your cave essay onto Schoology |
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