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Due for Tuesday Read Orlean's American Man, Age 10. Select a portion of text that you found remarkable/ provocative. Bring this into class! Also remember; I'm expecting that you've done at least two interviews for your profile and found some time to sit and watch your subject doing their thing for around a half hour by this day! Due for Thursday Read Susan Orlean's "The Maui Surfer Girls" Blog Post: What sort of attitude towards gender have you noticed in the way that Orlean approaches her subjects? Does her writing betray any stereotypes or frames of masculinity/femininity that feel relevant? Outdated? What would Debra Soh or Lise Elliot say? Due for Friday Fill out this form and come to class ready to exchange gifts! Also, try to have your full day observation done so that you can focus on tying up loose ends/ getting done those final details when you return from break! Due over break Nothing! D Block Due for Tuesday Read Orlean's American Man, Age 10. Select a portion of text that you found remarkable/ provocative. Bring this into class! Also remember; I'm expecting that you've done at least two interviews for your profile and found some time to sit and watch your subject doing their thing for around a half hour by this day! Due for Wednesday Read Susan Orlean's "The Maui Surfer Girls" Blog Post: What sort of attitude towards gender have you noticed in the way that Orlean approaches her subjects? Does her writing betray any stereotypes or frames of masculinity/femininity that feel relevant? Outdated? What would Debra Soh or Lise Elliot say? Due for Friday Fill out this form and come to class ready to exchange gifts! Also, try to have your full day observation done so that you can focus on tying up loose ends/ getting done those final details when you return from break! Due over break Nothing!
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Due for Thursday Read Act 5 of Julius Caesar. Schoology post (2 paragraphs, use quotes!): Why does Antony consider Brutus "honorable"? What definition of honor does Antony hold? Do we as Americans in 2019 still hold this definition of honor? Do you believe that we should call those who oppose us for ideological/ philosophical reasons honorable? What if they oppose us violently? Due for Monday Write out or storyboard your (mostly) silent conspiracy movie! G Block Due for Friday Read Act 5 of Julius Caesar. Schoology post (2 paragraphs, use quotes!): Why does Antony consider Brutus "honorable"? What definition of honor does Antony hold? Do we as Americans in 2019 still hold this definition of honor? Do you believe that we should call those who oppose us for ideological/ philosophical reasons honorable? What if they oppose us violently? Due for Monday Write out or storyboard your (mostly) silent conspiracy movie! C Block
Due for Tuesday Nothing. I can't stop coughing. Due for Thursday for Read "A Sugar Bowl Lacking a Certain Sweetness". Answer the three questions: Who is (are) the subject(s), how should the reader feel about him/her/them, and how do we get there? Due for Friday Get ready for your Bragg in-class! You'll have the block to unpack - in writing - how Bragg develops sympathy (or disgust/antipathy) for the subject(s) of the piece. Who is the subject, how should the reader feel about him/her/them, how do we get there, and how does this contribute to a larger conversation? Due for Monday Read the articles titled "Bragg Quits" on my resources page. Blog Post: Is what Bragg did all that bad? Should he have been disciplined, fired, or pushed out for it? How does reflecting on your experience with his writing help or hurt your sentiments towards his pieces and his practices? What journalistic ethics does hearing about how and why Bragg quit elicit? Do we still hold these ethics? Should we? D Block Due for Tuesday Nothing. I can't stop coughing. Due for Wednesday for Read "A Sugar Bowl Lacking a Certain Sweetness". Answer the three questions: Who is (are) the subject(s), how should the reader feel about him/her/them, and how do we get there? Due for Friday Get ready for your Bragg in-class! You'll have the block to unpack - in writing - how Bragg develops sympathy (or disgust/antipathy) for the subject(s) of the piece. Who is the subject, how should the reader feel about him/her/them, how do we get there, and how does this contribute to a larger conversation? Due for Monday Read the articles titled "Bragg Quits" on my resources page. Blog Post: Is what Bragg did all that bad? Should he have been disciplined, fired, or pushed out for it? How does reflecting on your experience with his writing help or hurt your sentiments towards his pieces and his practices? What journalistic ethics does hearing about how and why Bragg quit elicit? Do we still hold these ethics? Should we? We'll be moving into Orlean the second half of next week/beginning of the following week! Make sure you pick up a copy of her book, The Bullfighter Checks Her Make-Up for class.
C Block Due for Thursday Read the Chapter "Colors" Blog Post: Pick a passage from one of the articles (but you cannot pick one that someone else has already written about!) and pair it with a lyric from a song or with another article (perhaps current events or a thinkpiece about another cultural artifact) to examine whether or not the thought, sentiment, or consideration posed by the passage of your choice still resonates with our current day and age. Due for Friday, 11:59 PM Turn in your Observation Final Draft on Turn It In Due for Monday Read two articles from the chapter "Bombs". Blog post: Did Bragg do a successful job covering tragedy, violence, and pain? How does his approach align with our earlier conversations on "naming the shooter"? How do you think he might cover school shootings vs terrorism? D Block Due for Wednesday Read the Chapter "Colors" Blog Post: Pick a passage from one of the articles (but you cannot pick one that someone else has already written about!) and pair it with a lyric from a song or with another article (perhaps current events or a thinkpiece about another cultural artifact) to examine whether or not the thought, sentiment, or consideration posed by the passage of your choice still resonates with our current day and age. Due for Friday, 11:59 PM Turn in your Observation Final Draft on Turn It In Due for Monday Read two articles from the chapter "Bombs". Blog post: Did Bragg do a successful job covering tragedy, violence, and pain? How does his approach align with our earlier conversations on "naming the shooter"? How do you think he might cover school shootings vs terrorism? F Block
SNOW DAY! Due for Wednesday Read Act 4 Scenes 1 and 2. Make note of "honor" and the operational definition of "honor" that each group seems to be operating on/ believing in. Due for Thursday Read Act 4 Scene 3. Schoology post - Watch this video essay discussing Batman V Superman, paying attention to how it elaborates on how scenes between action build the narrative as well as this video essay on story structure. Apply this commentary to this scene: Making specific references to both the play and at least one of the videos, answer the following question: What is the purpose of this scene outside from simply plot development? OR who is the protagonist of the play, and how does this act help you identify this? Due for Monday Read Act 5 Scene 1. Come to class with a line that you like to either insult the other team, hype up your team, or reply to an insult from another team. G Block SNOW DAY moves us back, but we push on! Due for Friday Read Act 4 Scenes 1 and 2. Make note of "honor" and the operational definition of "honor" that each group seems to be operating on/ believing in. We'll read a bit of Act 4 Scene 3 together in class! Due for Tuesday Read Act 4 Scene 3. Schoology post - Watch this video essay discussing Batman V Superman, paying attention to how it elaborates on how scenes between action build the narrative as well as this video essay on story structure. Apply this commentary to this scene: Making specific references to both the play and at least one of the videos, answer the following question: What is the purpose of this scene outside from simply plot development? OR who is the protagonist of the play, and how does this act help you identify this? We'll read a bit of Act 5 Scene 1 in class. |
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