Assigned on December 17 (Due on January 5): Complete your Joy Luck Club essay. _____________________________________________________ Assigned on December 15 (Due on December 16): Read "Waiting Between the Trees" and "Double Face" in the Joy Luck Club. You will be tested on the last section of the book, so be sure to keep up on your reading. Also, remember to continue working on your research logs (RL #4 is due Thursday). _____________________________________________________ Assigned on December 11 (Due on December 14): Read "Best Quality" in The Joy Luck Club. Also, in a scholarly response no longer than one page, explain the significance of any major motif apparent in JLC. You must include at least one excerpt in your response. _____________________________________________________ Assigned December 10 (Due on December 11): Complete your third research log. _____________________________________________________ Assigned December 9 (Due on December 10): Read "Without Wood." _____________________________________________________ Assigned December 8 (Due on December 9): Aloha, everyone! I'm out sick today with the cold and a severe headache. Please be respectful to the substitute. In class, continue to work on your literary term booklets that are due tomorrow. Remember: --You may not use a binder or staples to bind your booklet. --You must include a table of contents. --You must have a nice, artistic cover. --You must create a multiple-choice quiz. --For the examples portion of the assingment, you must choose examples (excerpts) from literature that you understand and can explain. _____________________________________________________ Assigned December 7 (Due on December 8): Read "Four Directions." Be prepared for a quiz on "Rice Husband" and "Four Directions." Also, remember to be working on your literary term booklets (which are DUE WED.). _____________________________________________________ Assigned December 4 (Due on December 7): Read "Rice Husband." Also, complete your second research log. _____________________________________________________ Assigned December 3 (Due on December 4): Prepare for literary circles tomorrow (bring your appropriate "product," depending on your role in the group). _____________________________________________________ Assigned December 2 (Due on December 3): Read through "Two Kinds." There will be a quiz on chapters 6-8 (Remember to bring hand-written notes to use on the quiz if you wish). _____________________________________________________ Assigned December 1 (Due on December 2): Read "Half and Half." Also, answer the following question in a concise, well-edited response: How important is family in understanding oneself? Limit your response to one page. Include at least one excerpt from the text to support your answer (and paranthetically cite this excerpt). _____________________________________________________ Assigned November 30 (Due on December 1): Read "Voices from the Wall." Be prepared for a quiz. Also, complete your first research log. _____________________________________________________ Assigned November 25 (Due on November 30): Read "Rules of the Game." Be prepared for a quiz. Also, choose the EQ you wish to persue and begin researching. Your first research log will be due on Tuesday. _____________________________________________________ Assigned November 24 (Due on November 25): Prepare for the literary circles. Bring your "product" (which depends on your role in the group). _____________________________________________________ Assigned November 23 (Due on November 24): Read "The Moon Lady." Take one page of notes (typed or hand-written) on the chapter. I will be collecting these notes and assigning a grade to them. _____________________________________________________ Assigned November 20 (Due on November 23): Read "The Red Candle." Also, create two essential questions (that you may want to persue for your research project) AND generate three points to prove for each. Refer to the sample research log as a guide. _____________________________________________________ Assigned November 19 (Due on November 20): Read "Scar." Also, answer the question regarding flesh that I gave you in class. You must TYPE THIS ASSIGNMENT. _____________________________________________________ Assigned November 18 (Due on November 19): Finish reading the first chapter in The Joy Luck Club (be prepared for a quiz on the reading). Also, generate five possible topics for your research project (write these topics in your notes). _____________________________________________________ Assigned November 17 (Due on November 18): Purchase a 1" binder and bring it to class. Also, be sure to bring "The Joy Luck Club" to class.