Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Wednesday, October 15

To further illustrate the absurdity of racial categories in the United States, we watched the "Racial Draft" episode from the Chapelle Show.

Afterwards, Mr. Potratz announced that the Narrative of Frederick Douglass's life, written by himself, would be the next text, and that it would be issued to students on Thursday.

Finally, Mr. Potratz gave students a handout of "The Top 66 Words on the SAT" which we will work on over several weeks, and we began with "decorous," examining its etymology as well as its meaning.

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