For Tuesday 11/1

1) Read up to page 203 in Prozac Nation

2) I would like you to write a one page essay in the similar format we used before. This time YOU are to find an article on mood disorders (2010 or later) and then complete the following:

• After reading your article, summarize the main idea of the article in three sentences or less. This should communicate to your audience what the article is generally about and it answers the question, "Why is this significant?" Your summary should be its own separate paragraph.
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• For the remainder of your paper, consider these questions (though you you not have to answer them):
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the text?
• What did you find surprising or interesting?
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I got a plan...

Here's our plan for the next month -

Assignments are due ON THE DATE:
10/20 - guest speaker on depression; essay on The Hours due

10/24 - Prozac Nation 1-63
10/26 - PN 64-106
10/28 - PN 107-150; *Reading Quiz*

11/1 - PN 151-203; *one page essay due*
11/3 - PN 203-241;  1st Quarter Ends!!

11/7 - PN 243-290
11/9 - PN 291-331
11/11 - No school (Veteran's Day!)

11/14 - PN 333-362 (end); NYT article "Post-Prozac Nation")
11/16 - tba
11/18 - tba

*Thanksgiving Break*

these next couple of weeks

10/14 - Writing Workshop

10/18 - writing workshop *paper due at end of day
10/20 - guest speaker; start Prozac Nation

Stuff of interest...

Check this out: http://www.boredpanda.com/mental-illnesses-illustrated-by-monsters-by-toby-allen/ and http://www.boredpanda.com/anxiety-depression-comics-nick-seluk-sarah-flanigan-awkward-yeti/


You are to have finished the book The Hours by Friday and we will spend class time working on our essays.

Today is National Depression Screening Day!

Check out these screening tools: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/mental-health-screening-tools?utm_content=buffer8605e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer