Assignments

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11	12	13	14	15	16 Has modern technology changed the ways in which people write so as to make notebooks and journals quaint things of the past? Do people save their thoughts and reflections online? Discuss the relevance of Didion’s essay in our electronic age. 10:10 AM Do Now 8/16: Please complete the attached "Tone Sketch" handout. 10:10 AM Beginning of the Year Survey 12:55 PM	17
18	19	20 "Me Talk Pretty One Day" Reading Quiz 11 AM "On Keeping a Notebook" Free-Write 11 AM Do Now 8/20: “Several have defined man as ‘an animal which laughs.’ They might equally as well have defined him as an animal which is laughed at; for if any other animal, or some lifeless object, produces the same effect, it is always because of some resemblance to man, or the stamp he gives it of the use he puts it to” (Henri Bergson in Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic). Does the essay “Me Talk Pretty One Day” more effectively present man as a creature “which laughs” or “which is laughed at.” Please make sure to cite an example from the essay in your response. 11 AM	21	22 Free-Write on "The Myth of the Latin Woman": How have you experienced stereotyping on the basis of your age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, the way you dress, etc.? What’s an example of a time when you faced this type of stereotype? 10:10 AM Sedaris Quick-Write: Write about a time when you encountered a teacher or other authority figure with whom you had a problem. Did the friction make you want to give up or to work harder, either to please this person or to show him or her what you could do? 10:10 AM Do Now 8/22: What are five significant experiences from your life that you would like to reflect on? In addition to listing these five experiences, briefly explain why that particular experience is worthy of reflection. 10:10 AM Response to "The Myth of the Latin Woman" 8:30 AM	23	24
25	26 "Crying in H Mart" Reading Quiz 10:10 AM Excerpt from "Into the Wild" 10:10 AM "Crying in H Mart" Free-Write 10:10 AM Do Now 8/26: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: In this excerpt from Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner describes some of the Korean dishes she grew up eating. What are some of the dishes that your family made while you were growing up? Are these dishes important to you and your identity? Will you continue to make these dishes when you’re living on your own? 10:10 AM	27	28 Photo Journal 8:30 AM Personal Essay Prompt and Brainstorm 10:10 AM Do Now 8/28: Please rewrite the following sentences using imagery (words/phrases that appeal to our five senses): The taste of mac and cheese that I love. The smell of the gel my father puts in his hair. The feeling of my cat’s fur as I pet her. 10:10 AM Personal Essay Example (Student) 10:10 AM	29	30 Do Now 8/30: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What’s one challenge you faced this week? What are you looking forward to this weekend? 10:10 AM	31

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Has modern technology changed the ways in which people write so as to make notebooks and journals quaint things of the past? Do people save their thoughts and reflections online? Discuss the relevance of Didion’s essay in our electronic age. 10:10 AM
Do Now 8/16: Please complete the attached "Tone Sketch" handout. 10:10 AM
Beginning of the Year Survey 12:55 PM

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"Me Talk Pretty One Day" Reading Quiz 11 AM
"On Keeping a Notebook" Free-Write 11 AM
Do Now 8/20: “Several have defined man as ‘an animal which laughs.’ They might equally as well have defined him as an animal which is laughed at; for if any other animal, or some lifeless object, produces the same effect, it is always because of some resemblance to man, or the stamp he gives it of the use he puts it to” (Henri Bergson in Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic). Does the essay “Me Talk Pretty One Day” more effectively present man as a creature “which laughs” or “which is laughed at.” Please make sure to cite an example from the essay in your response. 11 AM

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Do Now 8/30: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What’s one challenge you faced this week? What are you looking forward to this weekend? 10:10 AM

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