Class Recap and Homework--04/12/21

Class 31

Objectives:

to review summarizing of the DA's argument in "Who Killed Ronald McDonald" 

to go over step 3 of the Ronald McDonald Discussion Journal and a sample of how to answer

Class Notes: April 12

Homework:

-For tomorrow, make sure you have read pages 10-14 of The New Jim Crow as we will be discussing it.

-Complete Step 3 in the "Who Killed Ronald McDonald?" Discussion Journal. Please add this to the same document in which you wrote your summary. You do not need to turn Step 3 in tomorrow. Instead, you are going to turn the whole discussion journal in all together once you're done.

Class Recap and Homework--04/08/21

 Class 30

Objectives:

to think about reading closely and analyzing texts like detectives using "Who Killed Ronald McDonald" 

to prepare to read the text reviewing Supplemental Materials for "Who Killed Ronald McDonald"

to introduce the Ronald McDonald Discussion Journal

Homework:

-For Monday: Complete Steps 1-2 of the Ronald McDonald Discussion Journal
Your summary should be structured like a CATW summary. In the first sentence, tell me the title of the story, whose argument you are about to summarize, and what that argument is (in other words, what is the District Attorney's main idea). Then tell me the DA's three reasons for why he thinks this (all in your own words). If you're not sure how to structure this, you can look at the CATW packet, previous notes from previous classes, or anywhere else where we've outlined how to structure a summary. But you're just writing a normal summary, just like we've been practicing, though this time it is a summary of the DA's argument (you need to summarize the DA's argument, not the story itself).

-For Monday: Dependent Words and Run-ons Practice. 

-For Tuesday: Read pages 10-14 of The New Jim Crow

Class Recap and Homework--04/07/21

Class 29

Objectives:

tto explore more deeply the claims and history in the "Birth of Slavery" section of the reading through group work with Discussion Questions

Class Notes: April 7

"Concepts Of Text Fly Form Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

CATW 2 on "How to Do One Thing at a Time" due tomorrow.

Due Monday: Dependent Words and Run-ons Practice. 

Class Recap and Homework--04/06/21

Class 28

Objectives:

to review important vocabulary and introduce the key concepts of Michelle Alexander's argument in The New Jim Crow

to discuss the history of slavery, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow to understand the rebirth of caste 

Class Notes: April 6

"Concepts Of Text Fly From Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

Review the Class notes to be prepared to continue discussion of Michelle Alexander's text tomorrow.

Class Recap and Homework--3/25/21

Class 26

Objectives:

to go over some takeaways of The Communist Manifesto

to discuss returned CATW 1s and go over the process of revising them also looking at some grammar issues common in CATW 1 and how to fix them

to go over how to summarize a CATW article, paraphrasing the main idea of each paragraph

to go over how to formulate a main idea statement for the whole article

Class Notes: March 25

Homework:

Due Monday, April 5: your second draft (revision) of your "What Are Friends For?" CATW is due. Please copy and paste your first draft into a new document, make the revisions that were suggested, and then turn this new draft in. 

Due Tuesday, April 6: read The New Jim Crow p.1-5 for Tuesday. We will discuss it in class on Tuesday. This is in the Literature folder. It's called "The New Jim Crow - Michelle Alexander - excerpt." Read up to "The Death of Slavery" on page 5. 

Due Thursday, April 8: your first draft of your "How to Do One Thing at a Time" CATW is due. This should be a full, 4-paragraph essay (Intro, Body, Body, Conclusion). You can use the summary that we wrote tonight in class, but you need to write your own thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion. 

Class Recap and Homework--03/24/21

Class 25

Objectives:

to break down the sections of The Communist Manifesto excerpt in small groups, each following a process of paraphrasing difficult texts

to have group presentations on each section so everyone gets the benefit of everyone's work to understand the whole excerpt

Class Notes: March 24

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Homework:

Read the article "How to Do One Thing at a Time" in the CATW Packet. 

Class Recap and Homework--03/23/21

Class 24

Objectives:

to review the definition of terms in capitalism

to learn the background of The Communist Manifesto's authors, Marx and Engels

to break down the first section of The Communist Manifesto excerpt, following a process of paraphrasing difficult texts

Class Notes: March 23

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Homework:

Be prepared to discuss and breakdown the rest of  The Communist Manifesto tomorrow. Make sure you have some definitions of unfamiliar vocabulary.

Class Recap and Homework--03/18/21

 Class 22

Objectives:

to discuss and reach consensus on protocols for sharing space in classroom participation
to understand class struggle as a worker through role-playing and decision making
to review the themes and introduce terms necessary to understanding capitalism and The Communist Manifesto

Class Notes: March 18

"Concepts Of Text Fly From Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

Read and annotate the excerpt from The Communist Manifesto, looking up and putting the definitions of unfamiliar words in your copy of the document and paraphrasing what you understand.

Class Recap and Homework--03/17/21

 Class 21

Objectives:

to discuss and reach consensus on protocols for sharing space in classroom participation
to understand what it means to be owners through role-playing and decision making
to introduce some themes necessary to understanding capitalism and the Communist Manifesto

Class Notes: March 17

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Homework:

Finish your Midterm essay if you haven't done so. Finish CATW 1 if you haven't done so. 

Class Recap and Homework--03/11/21

 Class 20

Objectives:

to discuss how to use quotations effectively as evidence, writing detailed interpretations in our quote sandwiches through Close Reading
to discuss strategies of analysis in our body paragraphs, analyzing a specific word and making connections (see Class Notes)

Class Notes: March 11

"Concepts Of Text Fly From Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

Complete your L&T Midterm Assignment by Wednesday March 17th

Tools: 
To start working on your midterm essay, you can download or open with Google docs this document that is already formatted in MLA. You just need to put in your information. Make sure when you open the document in Google Docs that you go to File and hit "Make a copy" so that you can create your own document to work in. 

Class Recap and Homework--03/10/21

 Class 19

Objectives:

to introduce the L&T Midterm Assignment due by after Conferences

to discuss summarizing fiction and practice summarizing "Drown"

Class Notes: March 10

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Homework:

1. For tomorrow, complete CATW 1 (all 4 paragraphs)

2. Draft the summary and thesis for your Midterm Essay (you don't have to submit it, though)

Class Recap and Homework--03/01/21

Class 13

Objectives:

to discuss the narrator's figurative drowning listing the problems he faces

to interpret figurative language for drowning in the story

Class Notes: March 1st

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Homework:

1. Complete the Writing Without Adjectives assignment for Tuesday

2. Complete the Drown Figurative Language Analysis assignment for Thursday

3. Reread and annotate CATW 1 article, "What Are Friends For" on page 1 (the third page) of the CATW Packet for Wednesday

Class Recap and Homework--02/25/21

Class 12

Objectives:

to finish group presentations on their section of the story, working through the ending scenes

to introduce the quotation sandwich

"Concepts Of Text Fly From Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

1. Complete the "Drown" Critical Response paragraph for Monday

2. Read and annotate CATW 1 article, "What Are Friends For" on page 1 (the third page) of the CATW Packet for Monday

3. Complete the Writing Without Adjectives assignment for Tuesday

Class Recap and Homework--02/24/21

Class 11

Objectives:

to finish work in groups to list the most important events of the story

to have groups present their section of the story, working through the plots and starting to note some of the deeper meanings in the text

"Concepts Of Text Fly From Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

1. Reread "Drown." We will finish group presentations tomorrow.

Class Recap and Homework--02/23/21

Class 10

Objectives:

to review some features of fiction (style, narration, time) in the short story "Drown"

to work in groups to list the most important events of the story

Class Notes: February 23rd

"Concepts Of Text Fly From Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

1. Reread "Drown" and complete the list of 5 events for your assigned section.

Group 1: Pg 1-2 (ending at “...not even dictionaries.”)
Group 2: Pg 2-3 (ending at “Am I watching television here or what?”)
Group 3: Pg 3-5 (ending at “...fingers pressing together.”)
Group 4: Pg 5-6 (ending at “There’s a lot out there.”)
Group 5: Pg. 6-7 (ending at “Eat me.”)
Group 6: Pg. 7-8 (end of story)

Class Recap and Homework--02/17/21

Class 7

Objectives:

to continue to discuss the Assata Shakur reading
to understand ironizing quotation marks (when you put quotation marks around something to say "not really")
to make connections to the world today (riots/Vietnam War and wars today)

"Concepts Of Text Fly From Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

Complete Questions 3 and 5 in the Assata Shakur Reading Comprehension Questions for tomorrow

Class Recap and Homework--02/16/21

Class 6

Objectives:

to go over the background to the Assata Shakur reading with Assata Shakur's bio
to begin to discuss the Assata Shakur reading

Class notes: February 16th

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Homework:

Complete Questions 3 and 4 in the James McBride Practice Reading Test Questions for tomorrow

Continue to read and annotate Assata Shakur (doc) or (pdf--you only have to read until page 159 on this one) for continued discussion tomorrow

Class Recap and Homework--02/11/21

Class 5

Objectives:

to continue to discuss "The Bicycle" by James McBride looking at the language of seeing and ignoring to explore colorblindness as a form of racism

Class notes: February 11th

"Concepts Of Text Fly From Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

Complete Questions 3 and 4 in the James McBride Practice Reading Test Questions.

Read and annotate Assata Shakur (doc) or (pdf--you only have to read until page 159 on this one).

Class Recap and Homework--02/10/21

Class 4

Objectives:

to introduce the CUNY Start Reading Final Exam and to practice answering the kinds of questions it will have
to continue to discuss "The Bicycle" by James McBride
to explore the meaning of racism and colorblindness as a form of racism

Class notes: February 10th

"Concepts Of Text Fly From Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

Reread "The Bicycle" highlighting mentions of looking, staring, gawking (any words for seeing, basically) in one color and words for ignoring or avoiding or looking away in another color. Try adding comments on what you think the mother is thinking or feeling as you try to put yourself in her shoes.

Complete the Academic Language Freewrite for Monday, February 22

Class Recap and Homework--02/09/21

Class 3

Objectives:

to discuss "The Bicycle" by James McBride, characterization, and the themes of social disconnection and race
to hear from an alumni speaker on the CUNY Start semester, the credit class side, online classes and success strategies

Class notes: February 9th

"Concepts Of Text Fly From Text Book" by Vichaya Kiatying-Angsulee

Homework:

Complete the Memoir Your Challenge Assignment for tomorrow

Think about the following questions for our continued discussion tomorrow on "The Bicycle":

Why do you think James' mom really doesn't want to discuss race? Is James' mom racist?