Monday, February 8, 2016

February 8-12

Welcome to another short week.  This week we'll continue our gender unit, going through the rest of the "man" articles and then looking at essays and a video about women.  We've only just begun the gender unit and it's been a real pleasure to hear students' opinions and the discussion around the first activity and essay.

TUESDAY: Journal warm-up.  Receive the argument essay back, graded.  Review prompt and samples.  Discuss the "man packet" articles.  Evidence/example groups. 

Due: Articles in "Man Packet" read and questions answered (see last week's entry and/or Class Handout section on sidebar).

Learnerator "Ain't I a Woman" by Sojourner Truth questions 1-10 in the Rhetoric section (first section).

Homework: Read "There is No Unmarked Woman" by Deborah Tannen and answer the questions. 

Study for current events quiz covering e-mails from TheWeek.com from Sunday, February 7 - Wednesday, February 10.

THURSDAY: Current events quiz.  Receive vocab list for next week.  Finish evidence/example group presentations.  Intro: beauty ideals.  Video "Killing Me Softly," view current event articles about new weight/BMI minimums in place for fashion models in France and new Barbie dolls with different body types.  Think/Pair/Share discussion.

Due: Read "There is no Unmarked Woman" by Deborah Tannen.

Homework: 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.

FRIDAY: No school - it's the beginning of a long, four-day Presidents' Weekend.  Enjoy!

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