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Yesterday, I asked you to read and respond to arguments about the AP curriculum in schools. Today, I’m giving you the choice of several debates, all in the Times’ “Room for Debate” series. I encourage you to read as many … Continue reading →

Well, a little change of plans heading into 2010. Jen had the baby a little early, and we’re all settled in at home. But as I said before break, I’ll be taking paternity leave a few days at a time. … Continue reading →

Monday/Tuesday: A discussion of the Paris episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations; R. Crumb’s “A Short History of America” Wednesday: N. Perrin’s “Forever Virgin”; short excerpt from R. Carson’s “Silent Spring” Thursday: Blogging Friday: TBA

The requirements are uploaded for you. We’ll talk about them in class.

If you’d like to see the rubric I’ll be using to grade you, click on the “Fall Assignments” tab up top. Or just click here. Either way.

Here’s the short version, which I’ll elaborate on in class. For your fall Author Study, I want you to include an annotated bibliography. An explanation of what that is, including a brief example, can be found here. For this assignment, I’m … Continue reading →

You should, by Monday: read the introduction to “Cause and Effect,” on page 361; read the Barbara Ehrenreich essay, “In Defense of Talk Shows,” on p. 283; read the Emily Prager essay, “Our Barbies, Ourselves,” on p. 288. All readings … Continue reading →

All right folks, NO READING this weekend from the Bedford. But that means I expect you to really focus on two things: 1) your writing workshop essays–read them carefully, and come up with good CONTENT suggestions; and 2) your author … Continue reading →

Read the intro to “Analysis/Division” in the Bedford Reader, and take notes. Then work hard on your first draft, and make sure you bring four copies of it on Thursday!