702 HW due Wednesday, April 1st

JK, there is none!

If you're missing any homework assignments that you haven't used a SPEC pass on, please make them up tonight. Also, continue to work on your SPEC presentations, and catch up on reading if you need to do so.

702 HW due Tuesday, March 31st

Hey 702!

Here is the homework due tomorrow (Tuesday, March 31st):

• Read chapter 15
• Answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences each (do not copy the questions on your paper):
• 1. What is the mood in Maycomb before the trial? How can you tell?
• 2. Why do the children follow Atticus?
• 3. What happens at the jail?
• 4. Why do you think Scout's mob intervention is successful?
• 5. What do you think about the introduction of Tom Robinson?

Don't forget: Cass and Elijah, Carla and Ruben, and Julia and Sophia must check in with Josh/Natascha during advisory tomorrow!

Click "read more" below to see the summary and vocabulary for chapter 15:

702 HW due Monday, March 30th

Hey 702,

In case I didn't catch up with you today, here is your homework due Monday:

• Read chapters 13 and 14. 
• Analyze at least one quote in your packet for each of the following themes/characters: Aunt Alexandra; Dill; race; and gender. 
• If you want to see the vocabulary/chapter guides for help while reading, click "read more" below. 

703 HW due Monday, March 30

703,

Here are the details of your homework assignment due on Monday:

• Read chapter 12 of TKaM.
• Complete one paragraph of creating writing in each of the following characters' voices: Calpurnia, Scout, and Lula.
• This means three paragraphs total, with one paragraph in each character's voice.
• In each character's voice, write their perspective on the events of chapter 12.
• Make references (in first person) to the events that influenced their take on the situation. 
• You will need to be especially creative for Lula! Make inferences about her life based on her attitude/reaction. 
• Please reference specific events from Cal's life that are mentioned in this chapter.

Please email Josh/Natascha with any questions about the assignment!

703 HW Due Friday, 3/27

Read Chapter 11

Write: What is Atticus's view of Mrs. Dubose? Why? What do you think of his views of her? Explain.

702 HW due Friday, March 27th

Hey 702,

Here are the details of your homework assignment due tomorrow:

• Read chapter 12 of TKaM.
• Complete one paragraph of creating writing in each of the following characters' voices: Calpurnia, Scout, and Lula.
• This means three paragraphs total, with one paragraph in each character's voice.
• In each character's voice, write their perspective on the events of chapter 12.
• Make references (in first person) to the events that influenced their take on the situation. 
• You will need to be especially creative for Lula! Make inferences about her life based on her attitude/reaction. 
• Please reference specific events from Cal's life that are mentioned in this chapter.

Please email Josh/Natascha with any questions about the assignment!

703 HW due Thursday, March 26th

-Please read chapter 10. 

-Analyze 4 quotes that reveal something about Atticus' character. Include your own reactions to Atticus, as well as other characters' reactions. 

-Make sure your Prezi is shared with Josh, Natascha, and Fuschia (email addresses are in the last email sent to you) 

702 HW due Thursday 03/26

Hey class!

Please do the following for homework:

-Read chapter 11 of TKaM

-Answer the following questions in what you think is a sufficiently thorough analysis:

1) What is Atticus' view of Mrs. Dubose? Why?

2) What do you think about his view? 

Prezi resources

If you need more guidance on using Prezi, check out the following:

Prezi manual:

https://prezi.com/support/1/article/

Video tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArGh6FurR0Q

702 HW due Tuesday, March 24th

-Read Ch. 10

-Analyze 4 quotes that reveal something about Atticus' character. Include your own reactions to Atticus, as well as other characters' reactions. 

703 HW due Monday March 23

-Read chapter 7

-On the theme sheet in your quote analysis packet, list all the items the kids have found in the tree earlier in the story and in this chapter. 

-Take some guesses on why they are being put there/who might be putting them there

-If you did not do Thursday's research HW on a Google doc, please catch up!

702 HW due Monday March 23

Read Chapters 8 and 9. Create a representation of Scout's point of view of the events of these chapters. 

Humanities 703 HW due Friday 03/20

703:

SPEC Presentation Groups

Group	Presentation	Date
Lisle & Christina	Jim Crow segregation laws
Noah & Layla B.	Lynching and the KKK
Reno & Mercury	The New Deal and the Great Depression including its impact on race
Lukas, Kaia, and Lisandro	Popular culture in the 1930s
Manny & Kwame	Life for African Americans living in the North in the 1930s
Ximena & Helen	African American religions in the South
Annie & Trinity	African American domestic workers in the South
Aliyah & Elle	The Scottsboro Boys Trial
Zoey & Leila R.	Women’s rights and gender roles in the 1920s/1930s
Sal & Deondre	The fight for Civil Rights: Civil War in the 1930s
Sole & Wriley	Rural Southern life in the 1930s
Lillian & Miljan	School/childhood in the 1930s

HOMEWORK: Due Friday, March 20th

Group work: 

-Make one Google Doc for your group's research for their SPEC (Social, Political, Economic, and Cultural) presentation.

-Share the doc with:

• your partner
• Josh (jctorpey@gmail.com)
• Natascha (njr283@nyu.edu)
• Fuschia (fmr231@nyu.edu)

Individual Work:

• Explore the links for good websites to use in your research on topic, located on the ICE website: 
  
  
  
  http://www.iceschool.net/res_view_folder.aspx?id=7927d523-31a1-4f31-aa2e-a62a9384dd39&userGroupId=49104edb-dea8-4b2c-b294-197be1190e9c&userGroupType=C
  
  
• Add the links to at least 2 good sources your used to your group GoogleDoc.
  
  
• Write 10 important facts you found on your topic in bullet points. Make sure to mark which work is yours, and which was done by your partner.
  
  
• Add 2-3 questions that were raised during your research. Make sure to mark which work is yours, and which was done by your partner.
  
  
• Avoid repeating your partner’s research.

Reading:

-None for tonight. Make sure your other HW assignments are done/handed in! 

Humanities 702 HW due Friday 03/20

-Read chapters 6 & 7

-List items found in the tree (there is a separate category for this in your quote journal)

-Take guessed on why they are being put there/who might be putting them there

-If you did not do Wednesday's research HW, please do it tonight

Humanities 702 HW due Thursday 3/19

(702 only!)

Group work: 

-Make one GoogleDoc for your SPEC research. 

-Make sure it is shared with your partner, Josh, and Natascha (njr283@nyu.edu).

Individual work:

-Explore the research links relevant to your presentation topic on the ICE website (http://www.iceschool.net/res_view_folder.aspx?id=7927d523-31a1-4f31-aa2e-a62a9384dd39&userGroupId=49104edb-dea8-4b2c-b294-197be1190e9c&userGroupType=C).

-Add at least 2 of the links that you read to your Doc. 

-List 10 important facts you found on your topic in bullet points (avoid repeating your partner's research).

-Add 2-3 questions you are thinking about maybe answering with your research/presentation. 

Reading:

-None for tonight. Make sure your other HW assignments are done/handed in! 

Humanities HW due 03/18

• Please read chapters 4 and 5 (guides are attached below)
• When you reach page 59, read the foot-washing Baptist reference sheet (below)
• Analyze at least one quote about each of the following topics (at least three in total) in your TKAM quote analysis journal:

• Miss Maudie
• Atticus
•  religion

Humanities HW due 03/16

Hey class,

Here is your TKaM HW due on Monday:

-Reread chapter 1

-Read chapter 2

-Make a visual representation of the topic assigned to you by Josh in class 

You should have gotten a handout with the vocabulary words and summary for chapters 1-3; stop by 513 or send an email if you need a copy. 

Have a lovely weekend! 

Humanities HW due Friday, March 13th

Read and annotate the biography handout. As you read, consider: what can you infer about the novel based on Harper Lee's life?

Vocabulary word from today: Disillusionment (when your hopes and dreams are crushed by reality and you lose faith in them).

Humanities HW due Tuesday 03/10

-Read the United Opt Out National handout

-Answer the question: Do you think you will take state tests? (If you/your family are still undecided, describe why)

Humanities HW

No new homework tonight - make sure you have completed the last two homework assignments. 

High-stakes Testing

A list of pros and cons of the use of high-stakes test in education is here.

In Defense of Annual School Testing

An opinion piece from the New York Times

A Letter from 557 New York State Principals' about Grades 3-8 Testing is here.\

"White House Still Backs Annual Testing in Schools"

News article from The New York Times
Jan. 12, 2015

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan opinion piece, "Standardized Tests Must Measure Up," is here.

"States Listen as Parents Give Rampant Testing an F"

The New York Times

Nov. 9, 2014

The Defiant Parents: Testing's Discontents

An article about the state tests at Brooklyn New School (BNS) in The New Yorker magazine.

Humanities HW due March 5th

Tonight's Humanities homework:

-Read the article about high-stakes testing 

-Summarize the author's main arguments

-Give your own analysis/reaction to author's views

-1 page minimum

Natascha's presentation about Boston Latin School is here.

Homework assignment:

Humanities 702
Due Wednesday, March 4th

1. Explore BLS’ website (BLS.org) and do your own research on the school.

2. Compare the following excerpt of ICE’s mission statement to BLS’ Mission Statement and Honor Code:

• ICE Mission Statement excerpt: “The atmosphere is warm and personal, and the work is challenging. Teachers make use of both progressive and traditional teaching techniques in order to effectively reach and educate all children. [...] Student performance is measured through careful evaluation of in-depth projects. All students may participate in the after-school program. […] I.C.E. graduates know how to learn, ask questions,  evaluate information, and be effective, ethical participants in a global society.”
• BLS Mission Statement: “Boston Latin School seeks to ground its students in a contemporary classical education as preparation for successful college studies, responsible and engaged citizenship, and a rewarding life.”
• BLS Honor Code, which all students memorize: “I pledge to uphold the Boston Latin School values of honor and integrity. I will not lie, cheat, plagiarize, or steal. I will not vandalize any school property, or property belonging to members of the Boston Latin School Community. I know that if I violate this honor code, I will be disciplined according to school policy.”

3. Write one page answering the following questions: What are some advantages BLS has over ICE? What are some advantages ICE has over BLS?