Friday, June 12

--Today was the final test over our China unit. If you were absent today, you'll need to e-mail me to set up a time for you to make up the test.
--No homework--we'll be watching your films next class and having our Oscar party! Dress up if you want extra credit! :)

Thursday, June 4

--Eurasian Conference reflections due today. If you didn't turn yours in today, be sure to put yours in my box tomorrow, no later!
--We started class with a freewrite response to Red Azalea. If you were gone today, you can answer the following questions on a piece of notebook paper to turn in next time:
What did you think of Anchee’s betrayal of her teacher, Autumn Leaves? What was the Secretary’s “evidence” for thinking Autumn Leaves was a spy, and was there any merit to it? Given the pressures that were placed on Anchee, do you think you would have done the same thing she did? Why or why not?
--We then began watching the rest of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (I decided to reward everyone for their hard work and take the last short story off of the reading list!) We'll be finishing the movie next class, and you can get extra credit for doing a viewing guide if you want.
--Homework: No reading homework (don't need to read "A Girl Like Me" like the schedule says)--just work on your films, DVD copies of which are due Wednesday, 6/10!!

Tuesday, June 2

--Took a quiz over "Guessie Grows Up"
--We had a student-generated discussion of the story using the questions that everyone brought to class with them. If you were gone today, be sure to turn in your 3 discussion questions next time to get credit for today.
--We started reading the next story, Red Azalea, out loud in class, and I discussed a few key reminders about the story--namely that it is a true story of the author's childhood growing up as a Little Red Guard during the Revolution.
--HW: Finish reading Red Azalea for next time; Projects Eurasian Conference reflection is also due on Thursday (questions are on the website)