Discussion :’My Monster Boyfriend’ and ‘Falling in Love with the Monster’ We are going to be watching two video essays this week by YouTubers that cover the subject of monsters. The first video we are going to be watching a video essay by YouTuber Lindsay Ellis instead of a TED talk. (I really enjoy watching … Read more
When They See Us (Viewing & Reflection) This week, our extra credit opportunity comes in the form of a miniseries from Netflix called When They See Us. In this series, “Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they’re falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story” (Netflix). This … Read more
‘Night Moves’ by Ross Showalter. Directions- The second short story we are reading this week is “Night Moves” by Ross Showalter. Ross Showalter is a deaf queer writer whose stories and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in Electric Literature, Strange Horizons, Black Warrior Review, Alien Magazine, and elsewhere. His work has been included in Entropy Magazine’s Best of … Read more
History of Holocaust Muslim and Arab Responses to the Holocaust Students will write a series of short 1-2 paragraph essays on each of these five questions to upload to dropbox and also to post on discussion boards for class discussion. 1. Why are upstanders such as the individuals that you learned about in this lesson … Read more
Analyze the key differences between the film and the written play For Essay #3, you will be composing a 4-page essay on Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House. The following requirements must be followed, regardless of which essay topic you choose: 1. You must cite the text using correct MLA formatting. 2. You must fully analyze all of … Read more
Vesuvius Analysis Write a 2-3 pages with this instructions. These are not music theory or music history assignments, but an opportunity for you to investigate this music, and do some creative thinking and writing (your writing may include as much music theory and history as you like, however). We are not looking for a specific … Read more
Reading Annotations-So you want to talk about race Reading Annotations (Choose Your Own Adventure) Optional Step 1: If you need to watch the following video to refresh yourself on how to annotate your chosen text, particularly concerning fiction. STEP 2: Look at the reading schedule you turned in Week 4: Create & Submit a Reading … Read more
Complete as required- “meanings are in people, not words” Part one Read Adler, et al., chapters. 3 and 9 and then answer the following questions in approximately 50-100 words each. 1. In Adler, et al., chapter 3 discusses the statement “meanings are in people, not words” (p. 76). In your own words, explain what this … Read more
Quotes On Catherine Prendergast Suggestions On Writing Please take time to read the brief essays of Can I Use I? from pages 50-130 (the end of the book). For this response, plan to read through these pages and find five suggestions about writing from Catheriner Prendergast that spoke to you the most. Maybe they made sense to … Read more
“The Work of Creativity” from Csikszentmihalyi’s book For this activity ,please read Chapter Four, “The Work of Creativity” from Csikszentmihalyi’s book Creativity. You’ll quickly see that much of what he writes is at odds with the popular, romanticized view of creativity as easy, superficial play.After you have read and thought about the chapter, describe one or … Read more