Homework, Monday, February 29

-Seniors -   

1. Add two more lines to your Othello map from the brief speech excerpted below. Based on his speech, what kind of person is he? Use specific, short lines to explain your interpretation.  
 OTHELLO

    Let him do his spite.

My services which I have done the signiory

Shall out-tongue his complaints. 'Tis yet to know—

Which, when I know that boasting is an honor,

I shall promulgate. I fetch my life and being

From men of royal siege, and my demerits

May speak unbonneted to as proud a fortune

As this that I have reached. For know, Iago,

But that I love the gentle Desdemona,

I would not my unhousèd free condition

Put into circumscription and confine

For the sea’s worth. But look, what lights come yond?

For the contemporary language, Click Here

2. Classes 12A and 12CD: In Act 1, Scene 2, Iago swears “by Janus.” Janus is a Roman god with two faces. Give examples of Iago’s two-faced behavior in the play thus far (you can summarize and do not need to use quotations.) You may want to look at No Fear Shakespeare: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/othello   

3. What actor, or type of actor, would you choose to play the role of Othello? Find and print an image of your “ideal” Othello or draw a sketch of the man you envision in your notebook. 

AP Language  

Announcement! At 11:35 tomorrow, you are excused to get lunch from 11:35-12:05. You are welcome to eat in my room. Everyone needs to be in my room at 12:10 pm.

1. If you haven't yet, make sure to bring your field trip permission slip tomorrow for our trip to the Whitney. Link available here: Click 

2.  Read the following quote. Do you agree or disagree? Why? You will come back to it for your blog post tomorrow.

“I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things ... I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is not something I am willing to support or live under.”

—Edward Snowden

3. If you do not know who Edward Snowden is, do a little background research in preparation for our field trip tomorrow. The artist was one of the journalists who broke his story. Here's a good place to start:  http://www.biography.com/people/edward-snowden-21262897#aftermath

4. Tonight is also a good night to get caught up on any missing work: blog posts, revision of rhetorical analysis paragraph on midterm etc. Some of you have zeros that can still be made up for up to 70%.

Weekend Homework, Feb. 26

Seniors
Read Othello's speech in which he explains his relationships with Barbantio as well as his personal story and the beginning of his relationship with Desdemona
(lines 140-175): http://nfs.sparknotes.com/othello/page_38.html

Then, watch the performances at this link: http://ed.ted.com/on/OcZqvcQz


English exhibition students: reread up to chapter 3 of your chosen book. Which details are most significant in the first three chapters? Keep track of them!

AP Homework 
1. Synthesis essay due on Monday (no less than 500 words, no more than 750), typed and printed WITHOUT YOUR NAME ON IT. Please print it BEFORE CLASS. Use the following template to assist you as you write: Click Here .

2. Please bring your permission slip for the Whitney on Monday! Click Here

Homework, Thursday, Feb. 2

Seniors 
1. Bring at least one prop or costume element for our performances.
2. IF you are writing an English exhibition, reread chapter 2 of your book tonight.

AP Language 
1. Get permission slips to the Whitney signed and bring them in tomorrow. 
2. Complete multiple choice packet, including questions on the passage. 

Homework, Wednesday, February 24

Seniors -
1. Bring at least one prop or costume element for our performances.
2. IF you are writing an English exhibition, reread the first chapter of the book you're writing about with your EQ in mind. Start flagging evidence.

AP Language 
First, answer the following questions as an extension of today's discussion:

-What significant issue(s) are these sources responding to?

-Why is it significant and to whom?  

-What are the stakes? (How can society benefit or decline as a result of the action or inaction implied by the prompt?)

Then, write an outline for your synthesis essay. You will need to skim the sources again with your stance in mind. The prompt is in your folder along with the sample of a high-level synthesis. Use those resources to make sure you are addressing the prompt completely in your thesis statement and developing arguments. You can access the summaries you developed in class here: Click Here

Outline requirements:

1. Thesis statement that addresses the prompt
2. Two clearly stated arguments with three pieces of evidence each OR three clearly stated arguments with two pieces of evidence each 
3. Evidence from a minimum of three sources

Tuesday, February 23

Seniors -

1.) Please bring props or costumes for our performance box. We need them! Tomorrow we will start reading Othello. You will like it :) I cannot wait to see you perform again.

- AP Language -

Read the packet of articles, keeping the prompt in mind: what factors should a teenager consider when viewing and posting content online?

For each article, summarize the author's argument as precisely as you can and avoiding the "closest common cliche." Tomorrow we will discuss the articles and begin synthesizing them. It may be helpful to consider them as a conversation. How do they respond to one another?

Homework, Monday, Feb. 22

Seniors -
Bring props/costumes for our scenes tomorrow.

AP Language
1. Finish reading the article we started in class. You can find it in its entirety here: We Want Privacy, but Can't Stop Sharing.
2. Then, post a commentary on the blog based on the questions listed there.
3. Return your copy of Frederick Douglass tomorrow.
4. Bring They Say, I Say

FEBRUARY BREAK HOMEWORK

Seniors 

1. Please buy a new composition notebook for second semester, but do not throw your first semester notebook away. You will need to transfer some notes from first to second semester. 

2. If you have not brought 5.00 for your ticket to Othello, please do so. If you cannot pay for a ticket and have not discussed it with me, please write me an email letting me know. 

3. Extra Credit - Watch the movie O. Then, write a review of it, focusing on whether or not it is an appropriate film to watch as a class. Make sure you have clear reasons supporting your assertion with evidence from the text. Post your review on the class blog or send it to me by Feb. 22. 

AP Language - Juniors 

1. Please purchase a 3 ring binder and paper. Go through your handouts. Hold on to those you can continue to use and put them in the binder in an organized fashion. 

2. There is an AP study session on Saturday, March 5 hosted by the grant that funds our AP program. Attendance has been shown to improve students' scores. You can sign up to attend here: March 5, 2015 – Manhattan Site – N.Y.C. Museum School - https://apex-sss2-manhattan-english.eventbrite.com<https://apex-sss2-manhattan-english.eventbrite.com/

3. Extra credit 

Option 1: Write a rhetorical analysis essay on a text of your choosing. Some that come to mind recently are the Formation video by Beyonce, a speech or portion of a debate by one of the presidential candidates,  a film, or Kanye's new fashion collection. The essay should include all of the close reading moves of a rhetorical essay. In other words: what is the implied/explicit argument and how does the speaker make it? Credit will be equivalent to two blog posts and will be graded based on the rhetorical analysis rubric. For example, proficient essays will receive 85% of total credit etc. Note that this can only help your grade. Essays should be around 500 words. 

Option 2:  Read one or two or three of the articles below or find one on your own (I will add to the list. Send recommendations!) Read carefully and write a precis paragraph on the article. Next, write a paragraph on the article's significance why we should or should not read the article as a class. If you have a different idea of how to demonstrate your understanding, propose a different type of assignment to show what you learned. Each two paragraphs will receive extra credit up to the amount received for one blog post. Extra credit value will be based on the quality of the work. For example, proficient paragraphs would receive 85% of total credit, or 8.5 points etc. Note that this can only help your grade. 

Madeline Albright on a comment she made about women voting for Hillary: Click Here

How Bernie Sanders Connects with His Audience: Click Here

Ted Cruz Mocks His Rivals in Comically Pointed Ads 

Hillary Clinton Ad: Click Here

The 2016 Rhetoric is Getting Out of Control: http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/28/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-2016-election-political-hits/

Bernie Sanders and the New Populism: What really sets him apart isn’t his policy platform. It’s his fiery rhetoric http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/bernie-sanders-and-the-new-populism?intcid=mod-latest

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/plot-america-donald-trumps-rhetoric

Seniors 

1. Bring 5.00 for Othello performance on March 16.

2. Review the story by viewing one of the summaries below:
Thug Notes: Click Here
 Shmoop: Click Here

3. Write your answers to the following questions on the class blog (http://sofseniorenglishlitandlife.blogspot.com/)

-What are the connections between Othello and psychology?
-How does Othello relate to contemporary issues?
-What interests you about Othello?
-Develop 1-2 EQ's for our study of Othello?

Use it as a space to explore and push yourself to refine and develop new answers and questions rather than repeating what others have already said and draft your response on a google doc to avoid losing your work. The blog is available at this link: Senior Blog

AP Language

1. After reviewing the high level rhetorical analysis essay, revise one paragraph of your midterm essay, using the questions on the top of the rhetorical analysis reflection to guide you. The link to the examples and template can be found here (template on the third page): Click. This should take you 15-20 minutes. 

2. Next, complete the packet about monuments. This entails thinking about how you would design a monument and answering questions that will give you a deeper understanding of the issue's critical context. Then, read the articles and choose four to summarize in the graphic organizer. This will take you about an hour. Tomorrow you will write the essay in class. 

Homework, Wednesday, February 10

Seniors

1. Bring 5.00 for Othello performance on March 16.

2. Review the story by viewing one of the summaries below:
Thug Notes: Click Here
 Shmoop: Click Here

3. Write your answers to the following questions on the class blog (http://sofseniorenglishlitandlife.blogspot.com/)

-What are the connections between Othello and psychology?
-How does Othello relate to contemporary issues?
-What interests you about Othello?
-Develop 1-2 EQ's for our study of Othello?

Use it as a space to explore and push yourself to refine and develop new answers and questions rather than repeating what others have already said and draft your response on a google doc to avoid losing your work. The blog is available at this link: Senior Blog

AP Language

1. Complete questions 15-29 of the multiple choice packet I gave you in class, making sure to use the strategies handouts I gave you in class tomorrow. Complete this assignment independently in a quiet and uninterrupted environment.

2. Please bring 5.00 to class tomorrow for tickets to Othello, March 15. We will discuss its relevance to our class after February break. 

3. Complete all outstanding blogposts by Friday for 70% credit. I will not accept any late blogposts after Feb. 12.

Seniors
1. Change your pupil path settings to view third quarter grades. 
2. Bring 5.00 for tickets to Othello.


AP Language and Composition
1. Change your pupil path settings to view third quarter grades. 

2. Blog posts due Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday. Please see AP blog for prompts, or click here for the calendar:  Click Here 

As I mentioned in class on Wednesday, you will be missing out on important practice if you do not read and write over exhibition week. If everyone completes the series of assignments, you will not have homework over February break. Please note that each of the blogposts will be graded. Blog posts that are submitted late will receive a maximum of 70%. Your first assignment is due on Monday, Feb. 1 at 9:00 pm. You can find the assignments on the class blog and on this google doc: Click Here 

Your first blog post is on chapter 10 of Frederick Douglass and is due on Monday, Feb. 1 by 9:00 pm. Look at the prompts before you read and remember to draft your post on a google or word document beforehand.

Feel free to email me or come by with any questions.

3. Bring 5.00 on Wednesday, February 10 for our field trip to Othello in March. 

4. AP Study Session: There is an AP study session on Saturday, March 5 hosted by the grant that funds our AP program. Attendance has been shown to improve students scores. You can sign up to attend here: March 5, 2015 – Manhattan Site – N.Y.C. Museum School - https://apex-sss2-manhattan-english.eventbrite.com<https://apex-sss2-manhattan-english.eventbrite.com/> – Registration deadline 02/12/2016@ 5:00p.m.

5. Extra Credit, due February 22:
Supplemental Readings on Rhetoric in the Presidential Campaigns

Read one of the articles below or find one on your own (I will add to the list. Send recommendations!) Read carefully and write a precis paragraph on it. Next, write a paragraph on why we should or should not read the article as a class. If you have a different idea of how to demonstrate your understanding, propose a different type of assignment to show what you learned.

The 2016 Rhetoric is Getting Out of Control: http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/28/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-2016-election-political-hits/

Bernie Sanders and the New Populism: What really sets him apart isn’t his policy platform. It’s his fiery rhetoric http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/bernie-sanders-and-the-new-populism?intcid=mod-latest

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/plot-america-donald-trumps-rhetoric

Seniors -
We will attend a production of Othello on in March. Please bring 5.00 for a ticket to school on Wednesday, Feb. 10.


AP Language! 
Blog posts were due Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Tuesday. Please see AP blog for prompts, or click here for the calendar:  Click Here 


As I mentioned in class on last week, you will be missing out on important practice if you do not read and write over exhibition week. If everyone completes the series of assignments, you will not have homework over February break. Please note that each of the following blog posts will be graded. Blog posts that are submitted late will receive a maximum of 70%. Your first assignment is due on Monday, Feb. 1 at 9:00 pm. You can find the assignments on the class blog and on this google doc: Click Here 

Your first blog post is on chapter 10 of Frederick Douglass and is due on Monday, Feb. 1 by 9:00 pm. Look at the prompts before you read and remember to draft your post on a google or word document beforehand.

Feel free to email me or come by with any questions.

P.S. Frederick Douglass is on the google homescreen today 2/1: google.com