Outsiders and Outcasts Unit

Since school started, you have read "The Metamorphosis," by Franz Kafka, together as a class and you have written an essay on whether outsiders are simply misjudged and misunderstood or not.

Now you have completed your small group learning with one of the four texts:

"The Doll's House," by Katherine Mansfield

three poems by Sherman Alexie, Harryette Mullen and Pat Mora

"Revenge of the Geeks," by Alexandra Robbins

"Encountering the Other: The Challenge of the 21st Century," by Ryszard Kapucinski

Tomorrow there will be a multiple choice test based on your reading.

Next week, we will begin independent learning. You will choose one of four texts (a myth, a memoir excerpt, a newspaper article, or a radio broadcast) to read on your own and respond to the selection.

We will end the unit with a Socratic Circle on the question "Do people need to belong?"

Argument Writing: Mathematical Ability

I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break. Now that we have returned, I'd like to do another argument writing unit. This one is on mathematical ability: is it natural or learned?

Before we start with the articles let's review ethos, pathos and logos so that you may take better article response notes. There is a PowerPoint at right.

Also, here is a link to a Prezi http://prezi.com/4iutjd7huz-e/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Holden in New York City

Here's a link to the map that shows Holden Caulfield's movements across the city. Hover over the info marks to get quotes from that location.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/28/nyregion/20100128-salinger-map.html?_r=0

Spectator Sports

If you are having problems with Schoology, the spectator sports articles and the article response notes are in the box at right.

The access code for Schoology is HMRSK-TRJVG.