February 15 - 19

Welcome to the final full week of our gender unit.  Next week, we'll end the unit with a formal debate and continue on to the AP argument "claim of policy" essay prompt type.


WEDNESDAY:  Journal warm-up.  Share improved Score 5 essays - Paine.  Discuss Virginia Woolf's "Professions for Women" and turn in questions.  Read "I Want a Wife" essay in class.  Perform rhetorical analysis.  Is this dated or not? What will you expect of your spouse or partner? Yourself? Read Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "The Declaration of Sentiments."

Due: Read Virginia Woolfe's "Professions for Women" and answer the questions at the end.

Rewrite the score 5 essay from the argument essay prompt and be ready to share.

Homework: Learnerator: Under the 2nd section, "Author's Meaning and Purpose," please complete "Elements of Argument," and under the 3rd section, "Main Idea," please complete "Ain't I a Woman" by Sojourner Truth.

Study for Vocab quiz on Friday.

Please bring the Huckleberry Finn textbook to class by Friday. 


FRIDAY:  Journal warm-up.  Vocab quiz. Discussion about the gender pay gap and possible reasons for it, view statistics.  Read blog entry from a young professional about what she wishes she'd known about negotiating her salary (beneficial for everyone in class, not just the girls).  Speaking and listening: small group activity - improve the blogger's suggestions for phrases that could be used during a conversation with a potential employer that are respectful and helpful in negotiations of salary, terms, etc. when accepting a position. Whole class discussion.  Straw man fallacy - last one added to list.

Extension: If you have time, click here for a challenging and informative video from the Stanford Business School about negotiation.  I learn something new every time I watch the lecture.


Due:  Learnerator: Under the 2nd section, "Author's Meaning and Purpose," please complete "Elements of Argument," and under the 3rd section, "Main Idea," please complete "Ain't I a Woman" by Sojourner Truth.

Homework:  Complete the "Debate Prep Worksheet" and bring it to class next week.  We will debate whether or not women should be required to sign up for the draft like men do at age 18.