Assignments for Wednesday, Feb. 1, and Friday, Feb. 3

For Wednesday, finish chapter 1 of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own. (We left off at the top of p. 13).

For Friday, read all of chapter 2 of Woolf's A Room of One's Own.

Assignment for Thursday, Jan. 26

In Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, read to the top of p. 13. (Stop when you finish the sentence "Was that what women hummed at luncheon parties before the war?") While reading, anticipate counterarguments to the points Woolf develops.

Assignment for Wednesday, Jan. 18, and Friday, Jan. 20

For Wednesday: On a 1 -9 scale, score the AP synthesis essays distributed in class. Be sure to read the prompt, sources, and scoring guidelines carefully before you begin scoring the three essays at the back of the handout. During Wednesday's class, we will discuss the synthesis essays that you scored, discuss the Griftopia essay that you will write, and then work on the STP research paper.

On Friday, you will write a synthesis essay on Matt Taibbi's Griftopia. You'll have a total of fifty-five minutes to read the sources and write the essay. You should not take more than fifteen minutes to read the sources, which will leave you with forty minutes to write the essay. (On the AP exam, you will have two hours to write three essays, which leaves an average of forty minutes to write each essay.) During Friday's class, you will write the Griftopia essay, and then we will introduce our next book.

Assignment for Wednesday, Jan. 11

In Griftopia, read the Epilogue (pp. 241-250), "Looting Main Street" (pp. 265-276), and "Invasion of the Home Snatchers" (pp. 277-296; you can skim this chapter).

Come to class prepared to work on your STP research paper. Bring any materials you need to begin writing the research paper.