Thank you for the great debates about women signing up for the draft last week. I am reading the essays and so far, there are strong, clear positions and specific examples and evidence provided. I love reading them, though it's going to take me a week or two to finish them all!
This week, we'll finish our Gender Unit and move on to The Great Gatsby.
MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Discuss "Professions for Women" article and turn in. Read and discuss "I Want a Wife": what is the author's purpose? How does she build her argument? Discussion questions about your own future, division of household duties, hours you envision that you'll be working in your 20s, 30s. Vocabulary Story Round activity.
Note: Dr. Park will address classes about the CAASPP activity coming up in late May.
Due: Professions for Women essay and questions.
Homework: Study vocabulary for quiz on Thursday/Friday. Check Aeries to make sure you are caught up with the many assignments during the Gender Unit.
WEDNESDAY: (5th and 6th only) Discussion about the gender pay gap and possible reasons for it, view
statistics. Read blog entry from a young professional about what she
wishes she'd known about negotiating her salary (beneficial for everyone
in class, not just the girls). Speaking and listening: Small group
activity - improve the blogger's suggestions for phrases that could be
used during a conversation with a potential employer that are respectful
and helpful in negotiations of salary, terms, etc. when accepting a
position. Whole class discussion.
Extension: If you have time, click here for a challenging and informative video from the Stanford Business School about negotiation. I learn something new every time I watch the lecture.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Vocab/grammar quiz. Intro to the world of Gatsby: F.Scott Fitzgerald and the 1920s. Pick up the book at the library and begin reading. You'll be choosing one song that best represents one of the characters introduced in Chapter One to share next class.
Due: n/a
Homework:
Finish reading Chapter One of The Great Gatsby, pages 1-21.
Character Song Assignment.
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