On Line Odyssey Questions

These questions are due on Thursday (5/28). Please hand them in at the start of the period.

Fill in the chart, and answer the 10 questions
http://www.nexuslearning.net/books/Holt_ElementsofLit-3/collection%2014/The%20Odyssey%20The%20Wandering%20HW.htm


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These questions are due on Tuesday (6/2)
http://www.nexuslearning.net/books/Holt_ElementsofLit-3/collection%2014/The%20Odyssey%20Coming%20Home%20HW.htm

Memorial Day HW

1) read and notes for The Odyssey page 672-678

2) Culture Vulture rough draft on Tuesday

3) one ROAR post for Wednesday

4) 2nd section of idioms, quiz on Thursday

HW 5/21

1) Idioms oral quiz, practice by pulling one out of a hat...

2) Read and notes on The Odyssey section "The Sirens." Tempting reading for sure...

HW 5/20

1) idioms quiz #1-20, match definitions

2) read and notes The Odyssey (662-667)

HW 5/19

1) get ROAR reading

2) active reading of The Odyssey up to page 662 (the cyclops)

3) idiom quiz on Thursday

HW 5/12

Culture Vulture Presentations

(and snacks)

I do Culture Vultures too

So, it was baby shower time at Casa Doreian. This meant finding an activity for my dad and father in law. Since they were both sailors in their younger years, we visited the Volvo Ocean race area down on Fan Pier (it's right behind the ICA). They loved the films and "ocean simulation," you actually feel the wind and waves crashing. For you, there's a PUMA crate store with all the sweat shoes one could ever want. We tried to see the race from Nahant, but fog obscured the view for most of the race. But, it was a nice afternoon with the family. Pro tip: save $ by bringing food and eating on the outdoor seats at the ICA.

HW 5/11

Culture Vulture Presentations!

do remember to bring in a tasty snack.

HW 5/6

1) vocab quiz #21

HW 5/4

1) submit Raisin essay to Turnitin.com and print for tomorrow

2) vocab quiz #21 on Thursday

Weekend HW

1: Works Cited for your Raisin in the Sun essay. Print for class

2: essay is due on Tuesday

HW 4/30

Raisin in the Sun essay outline!

Be sure to start with the play, then expand into your research

HW 4/28

1) ROAR!

2) from the reading in class today, finish your notes

HW 4/27

Top priority:

ROAR posts. Most should be done; if not then get it done.

Reading for tomorrow:

1: go to this site http://projects.nytimes.com/immigration/enrollment
Find the demographic data for Massachusetts, Suffolk County in 1987 and 2006

Native American:
Asian:
Hispanic:
White:
African American:

2: go to this site http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/10/us/20090310-immigration-explorer.html
Browse around, selecting different years, different cultural groups, and locations in the US

Write down three interesting pieces of information you learned from your research.

EXTRA CREDIT
3: click and read this article, provide five comments
NY Times Article on Schools and Immigration

I do Culture Vulures too...

For the past two years, my wife and I have been photographing and reviewing local concerts for a website called melophobe.com. It's been great to see lots of good music (and get into shows for free). We cover everything from folk-rock (Fleet Foxes) to post-rock (Radiohead), and hip-hop (GZA, Akrobatik, The Roots).

Last Saturday, I covered the Great Lake Swimmers at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge. Here's some photos
read the review here:

Get Your Culture Vulture Out

Independent Film Festival of Boston



Check out these films

Prom Night In Mississippi

54 years after school segregation was declared illegal, Charleston, MS plans its first integrated high school prom at the behest of lifetime resident Morgan Freeman.

Automorphosis

Humorous, entertaining and moving documentary about the people who transform their vehicles into works of art.


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(free) Hip-Hop and Comedy Workshops!



Youth Week Talent Showcase, will be on Wednesday, April 22, from 7 - 9 pm here at 826 Boston. The event is free, open to the public and will feature talented youth from around the Roxbury/JP community. Come out to enjoy original music, poetry, dance, comedy, and more! Download the Talent Showcase flyer.

Join us during April School Break for creative workshops at 826 Boston! To sign up for workshops, call 617-442-5400 or email info@826boston.org.

Hip-Hop-oetics Take II. Tuesday & Wednesday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm (two sessions). Teacher: Chris Mooney. Enrollment is capped at 15 students. Ages 10-14. In this two-session workshop, students will explore verbal and rhythmic elements of hip-hip lyrics, and write their own lyrics to perform at Jamaica Plain Youth Week Talent Showcase on the evening of April 21st!

Sketch Comedy. Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00 am -12:00 pm (two sessions). Teacher: Lily Mooney. Ages 11-14. Enrollment is capped at 15 students. Working with improv games and comedy-writing exercises, students will create their own sketch comedy skits and have the opportunity to perform them on the evening of April 21st, at the Jamaica Plain Youth Week Talent Showcase.

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Museums!


Robots and holograms!
265 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Open Daily 10am – 5pm


Institute of Contemporary Art

imaginative sculptures, and poster art
Museum Hours
Tuesday and Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday and Friday 10 am - 9 pm
Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 5 pm




Warren Anatomical Museum

Phineas Gage skull, and ether

Harvard Medical School
10 Shattuck Street
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9-5

HW 4/16

1) read and annotate "The History of Race" handout.

HW 4/15

since tomorrow is an open house, I'll miss 3rd period.

Here is the work for Thursday:

1) read and annotate the handout "Bias in Belmont/Boston School Desegregation"

HW 4/14

1) vocab quiz #20

2) read and annotate "What Happened Once the Youngers Moved to Clybourne Park"

HW 4/13

1) annotate the "Chicago Housing" handout

2) vocab quiz #20 on Wednesday