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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