Friday, January 04, 2018

Feminism

92 minutes

1.   5^th and 7^th periods: Small groups use your notes to discuss chapters 3-5 in No Turning Back. I will come around and stamp your work.

2.   Each group chooses one burning question or interesting issue from these chapters that you would like the rest of the class to discuss. 

3.   Whole class discussion 

4.   Sign up for one of the later chapters in book (#6-14) 

5.   Get instructions for reading and responding to this chapter 

5th and 7th:  Feminist Strand Presentations begin on Tuesday, Jan. 8. 

8th period presentations start today

Here are the schedules for presentations:

5^th period

Tuesday, Jan. 8: Psychoanalytical Feminism and Women of Color * (*Women of Color article is missing)

Thursday, Jan. 10 :Marxist Feminism* and Radical Feminism  (*Marxist article is missing)

Monday, Jan 14: Existentialist Feminism and Ecofeminism

7^th period:

Tuesday, Jan. 8: Psychoanalytical Feminism and Existentialism

Thursday, Jan. 10 :Radical Feminism and Marxist Feminism

Monday, Jan 14: Women of Color Feminism and Ecofeminism

8^th period:

Friday, Jan. 4: Psychoanalytical Feminism and Ecofeminism

Tuesday, Jan. 8: Liberal Feminism and Women of Color Feminism

Thursday, Jan 10: Radical Feminism and Marxist feminism

The readings for each presentation can be found in Google Classroom

Wednesday, January 02, 2018

Feminism

92 minutes

     1.   Sign up for group presentation times

     2.   In groups, fine tune and practice your presentation.  ALSO: send me your article!!

     3.   Feminist Strand Presentations begin on Friday, Jan. 4. Groups who are not prepared to present will not be able to make up the presentation and will earn no credit. Groups who have missing members will still present. If you are absent during your group’s presentation, you will earn no credit for the presentation.

Thursday, December 13, 2018

76 minutes

     1.   College essays returned

 2.   Feminist Strands Groups work together to research and prepare your presentations (which are due on January 2.) 

Homework due for Wednesday, January 2: Chapters 3 and 4 of No Turning Back

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

92 minutes

     1.   Small groups (of your choosing) use your summaries and questions and quotes that you prepared for chapter 2 in No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women to have a discussion about this chapter 

     2.  Feminist Strands Groups work together to research and prepare presentations (which are due on January 2.) 

Friday, December 7, 2018

Feminism

76 minutes

     1.   In small groups, share your No Turning Back summaries, quotes and questions. Discuss each other’s questions and quotes. Take notes about this discussion in your notebooks titled “Class Discussion Notes Chapter 1, No Turning Back, December 7, 2018.”   I will come around and stamp and check off your summaries. 

     2.    Feminist Strand Presentation instructions handed out and reviewed. 

 3.   Feminist Strand groups get together are do these things:

a.   Exchange phone numbers and email addresses (set up a group chat?)

b.   Begin researching and planning your presentations. You can use the computers in the mobile cart. 

You will have time in class to do work on this next Tuesday and Thursday, but otherwise there will be no other class time to work on this. THIS MEANS THAT OUTSIDE WORK WILL NEED TO BE DONE ON THIS MAJOR PROJECT

REMINDER: your group should locate an article that the class will read ahead of your presentation

HOMEWORK DUE TUESDAY, DEC. 11: Read pages 17-42 in No Turning Back, and write up a summary and copy 3 passages you would like to discuss and create 3 questions (see the instructions for reading and taking notes on No Turning Back

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Feminism

92 minutes

Reminder: Essay on Independent Book is due by TODAY, December 5 by 10:00 PM in Google Classroom

Because of the Grantasia rehearsal on today, we will have a work day in class

HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY, DEC. 7: Read pages 1-13 in No Turning Back, and write up a summary and copy 3 passages you would like to discuss and create 3 questions (see the instructions linked above)

Monday, December 3, 2018

Feminism

92 minutes

Reminder: Essay on Independent Book is due by Wednesday, December 5 by 10:00 PM in Google Classroom

Because of the Grantasia rehearsal on Wednesday, we will have a work day in class

     1.   Launch Feminist Strands Project: Read the table of contents and introduction to Feminist Thought and make notes as you go.

     2.   Discuss feminist strands 

     3.   Sign up for the feminist strand that interests you and that you want to make a presentation about. 

    4.   Go to library and check out No Turning Back 

    5.   Review and discuss instructions for reading and taking notes on No Turning Back 

    6.   Begin reading (work time)

HOMEWORK DUE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5:  Essay on Independent Book

HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY, DEC. 7: Read pages 1-13 in No Turning Back, and write up a summary and copy 3 passages you would like to discuss and create 3 questions (see the instructions linked above)