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 the first argument paper of the unit in steps.
Also: due to the Junior Guidance Sessions that take up entire periods but are scattered over the next two weeks, there will be variations for some classes, as noted below. The quiz for Vocab #15 will be next week, with the schedule below at the bottom of this entry.
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up. Compare results of first exercise. Discuss first two articles in the English 3 Gender Reading Packet. Practice brainstorming evidence and examples in small groups. Present evidence. Produce group thesis and outline.
Due: 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 Gender Unit Packet. What type of evidence and examples is each author using? Do you agree or disagree with their theses and claims? Come to class with your own opinions, ready to discuss.
Homework for periods 4,6: Read "Why Johnny Won't Read" and brainstorm examples and evidence individually. write an original outline response defending, challenging, or qualifying the authors' position about why boys are reading less and less for Friday.
Homework for periods 1,3: Read "Why Johnny Won't Read and have an opinion about their argument. Decide if you would agree, disagree, or qualify in a response.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY (3rd, 4th, and 6th): Journal warm-up. Go over "Why Johnny Won't Read" homework. Go through all of the steps to write an argument essay response as a whole class and write individual original outline responses. Turn in the outline responses.
Due for periods 4,6: Please finish the original, less-than-one-page outline response to "Why Johnny Won't Read" for Thursday/Friday.
Due for period 3: Read "Why Johnny Won't Read and have an opinion about their argument. Decide if you would agree, disagree, or qualify in a response.
Homework for all periods except period 1: Please read and annotate "Moving Beyond How Do I Look" and the challenging "There is No Unmarked Woman" in the Gender Packet. Be ready to share your opinions next class.
FRIDAY: (1st period only) Come to class for attendance. Junior Guidance Session.
Next week:
1st period, 4th and 6th - quiz on Thursday/Friday.
3rd period - quiz on Tuesday.
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