Tuesday, October 8, 2018

Feminism

92 Minutes

     1.   Finish watching Confirmation. 

     2.   Due Monday, October 15: In Google Classroom: Write a 2 page response to the film Confirmation. This response should include your own reactions and responses to Anita Hill’s story and how it parallels and/or differs from the Kavanaugh hearings. Consider writing about how race and racism, and sex and sexism and misogyny factored in to these two cases. This should be typed, double-spaced, organized and polished and submitted in Google Classroom.

3. Hand in your drafts of your personal essay. 

Friday, October 5, 2018

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     1.   Read the article about Anita Hill. Underline/highlight and take notes on it, especially on things that seem similar to the Kavanaugh hearings. NOTE: the instructions at the top of the article say to “respond to the questions at the end of the article.” HOWEVER, there are no such questions, so ignore this particular instruction.  10-15 minutes

 2.   Hand in this work

    3.   Begin viewing the film Confirmation. You will be writing a response to the film after we finish viewing it next week, so take notes on it in your notebooks—notes about what is going on, who is involved, their reactions, parallels with Kavanaugh hearings, etc.

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

92 Minutes

     1.   Listen to and discuss NPR story “Why Women Have the Right to be Good and Mad”

     2.   Small groups discuss “Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa”:

a.   Discuss your response to the essay and share your charts.

b.   Locate sentences or paragraphs where Sedaris is obviously envious of Hugh’s childhood and where Sedaris is aware that Hugh’s life was often lonely and insecure.

c.    Discuss the purpose of Sedaris’s essay. What do you think his purpose is?  

     3.   Discuss essay as a whole class: how does David Sedaris reveal his personality? What is Sedaris’s purpose in this essay? 

     4.   Individually, look at your list of childhood experiences. Add to the list. Do a whip-around sharing of items on your list. 

     5.   Brainstorm specific stories or situations that center on one of these experiences. 

     6.   For Tuesday, October 9: Bring in a complete draft of a personal essay that explores your childhood experiences (2-3 page, double spaced, typed)

     7.   Begin drafting your essay

    HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 9: Bring in a complete draft of a personal essay that explores your childhood experiences (2-3 page, double spaced, typed)

Monday, October 1, 2018

92 Minutes

     1.   In groups of 3 or 4, exchange your drafts of your personal essay. Read each other’s essays and make comments on things you liked about the essays. Highlight or underline these places and write in the margin why you like these places. Try to read at least two essays during this time. 

     2.   For next time: Read “Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa” by David Sedaris and respond to this chart/questions. 

     3.   Continue Independent Book Selection selection process. Take notes on book choices. 

  

     4.   Watch SNL cold opening on Brett Kavanaugh hearing

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME (Wednesday, October 3) Read “Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa” by David Sedaris and respond to this chart/questions.

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Feminism

76 Minutes

     1.   Today we watched the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

We are delaying the peer edit of the personal essay until Monday, October 1.

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME (Monday, October 1) Draft of personal essay about a passion, obsession, or interest is due

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Feminism

92 Minutes

     1.   Small groups: share Current Event Assignment: Brett Kavanaugh Accusation 

     2.   Watch news update on Kavanaugh

     3.   Read new articles: “Kavanaugh’s Yearbook Page” and “What Teenagers Think about the Allegations against Brett Kavanaugh” 

     4.   Whole class discussion 

     5.   REMINDER: write a 2-3 page draft of a personal essay about a passion, obsession, or interest FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 27

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME (Thursday, Sept. 27) Draft of personal essay about a passion, obsession, or interest is due

Friday, September 21, 2018

Feminism

76 minutes

     1.   Current Event Reading: Brett Kavanaugh Accusation. Trigger Warning: this piece discusses sexual violence. Due on Tuesday, September 25.  Background knowledge/ terms: view the following videos: Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Roe v. Wade, and “The Year of the Woman”  

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME (TUESDAY, SEPT. 25): Read and respond to the questions in Current Event Reading: Brett Kavanaugh Accusation