February 18 - 22

Welcome to the beginning of the Gender Unit! I'm looking forward to some interesting discussions and debates as we explore different perspectives and the current events in this area. We will also be honing our argument essay skills and getting ready to write another argument essay.

TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Notes: types of claims. Compare the "ideal" man/woman brainstorm from other classes. Discuss the first two articles in the AP Gender Unit Packet, cite evidence. Small group activity - practice brainstorming evidence and examples, present findings to class. Group outlines to prompt from reading homework. Addressing the element of time in an argument prompt.

Due: Please read and annotate "Being a Man" and "Many Ways to Be a Girl, but One Way to Be a Boy..." (pages 1-5 in the AP Gender Unit packet). Come with opinions about the reading for Tuesday's activity.

Please complete a new assignment on Albert i.o. - "Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth.

Homework: Read "Why Johnny Won't Read" and create a short, original outline response to the following prompt:

Bauerlain and Stotsky assert that the changes in assigned books for students in grades K-12 have contributed to an alarming decrease in reading for boys. To what extent does the K-12 reading curriculum choices in schools contribute to the widening gender gap between girls and boys? 

THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering AP vocab, grammar, and reading. Share outlines and opinions about "Why Johnny Won't Read." Read "Just Walk on By" and then share experiences and observations about this topic. Read and analyze the argument in "I Want a Wife" and participate in think/pair/share discussion questions.

Due: Read "Why Johnny Won't Read" and create a short, original outline response to the following prompt: Bauerlain and Stotsky assert that the changes in book choices for students in grades K-12 have contributed to an alarming decrease in reading for boys. To what extent does the K-12 reading curriculum choices in schools contribute to the widening gender gap between girls and boys?

Homework: On Monday, February 25, the class will go to Junior Guidance Counseling to sign up for classes for next year.

For Wednesday, February 27. please read and annotate the challenging "Professions for Women" from the Gender Packet, as well as "There is No Unmarked Woman." Come with opinions for class discussion.