The final house race of 2016-17 was fiercely contested before being settled on a day of flying eggs, chased freshmyn and sophomores, and lovely poetry.
4. House Shakesharp: 446
3. House Thortoi: 574
2. House Abbey: 607
1. House Marrowdill: 668.5
Don’t forget your Abbey revisions are due Monday in class. Please remember to include three parts:
- your original draft
- the revision checklist, with the elements you included highlighted
- your new draft
The quality of these revisions is very important if you’d like to avoid an essay being due over spring break. Please make sure to proofread carefully and to write a well-developed response.
Good luck!
As we move into our second quarter of House competition, it’s finally time to unveil the most important information from the classes. My apologies for the delay!
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If you missed the class presentations on criticism of Coates, these are the articles we discussed in class. Be able to articulate and either support or refute at least three major arguments against the approach used by Coates in Between the World and Me.
- Randall Kennedy, Ta-Nehisi’s Caricature of Black Life
- Rich Lowry, The Toxic World-view of Ta-Nehisi’s Between the World and Me
- Shani Hilton, The Black Experience isn’t Just about Men
- The Economist, Letter of Despair
For the quiz/test on Thursday, you should be prepared to discuss the text, its critics, and the documentary 13th.
If you are the kind of person who might forget a test date or essay deadline, you might give some thought to signing up for class reminders, using the free Remind service, which will use your text or e-mail to gently nudge you to complete an assignment or study.
Sign up today for nagging reminders of due dates via text. You know you want to.