Study Hall Activities: Week of May 4, 2020

Use this Study Hall to enhance your knowledge and skills. Remember, these are suggested activities to retain and improve your learning. You are not required to do them, as this is a Study Hall.

Monday, May 4, 2020: Review your vocabulary by typing a list of all Words of the Day with your example sentences. Study.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020: Read about cognitive biases. https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2018/09/cognitive-biases.html#more. Create a list of ten cognitive bias examples you have witnessed in the news or in the thinking of people you know. Of course, keep the names of people you know anonymous.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020: Review/study for other classes.:

Thursday, May 7, 2020: Copy this post on the SAT Essay into a word document. https://scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/2017/08/how-to-write-new-sat-essay.html. Read and highlight important points. Annotate.

Friday, May 8, 2020: Review and study for other classes.

Remember to complete the required state courses by May 12 (see my post from April 22).

Analysis of "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston, an important voice of the Harlem Renaissance, was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and novelist best known for her work, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Sadly, she died in 1960 after suffering financial and medical difficulties. In 1973, Alice Walker, another famous American writer, "rediscovered" Hurston and promoted her body of work. In the classic essay, "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," Hurston explores the idea that all of us have multiple selves, depending upon the context and environments in which we find ourselves. Hurston's writing has an ebullience, self-assertiveness, and pride that is particularly evident in this text. She was a flamboyant and dramatic personality, at times clashing with fellow writers from the Harlem Renaissance, who believed that black Americans should use their art to speak out against racial oppression and the white majority. Hurston chose not to align herself with the political ideologies of ot...

All Classes--Analysis Activity for Texts. (Only do when assigned)

You will complete the following tasks.

Class Rules and Expectations

Until we are back on campus in the 2020-21 school year, adhere to the virtual behavior guidelines posted on Canvas. Follow uniform, ID badge, and safety rules. Do not be late for class. When you enter the classroom, copy the Agenda, the Word of the Day, and the Writing/Grammar Point of the Day. Place any homework on the table.

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