3/31

Assignment: Organize Portfolio

• Include all of your assignments, papers, notes, articles
• Organize them in sections
• Bring your folder

I will be conferencing with each one of you and let you know where you stand on your grades

• Several of you didn't turn in your Gender Studies assignment/ and or haven't completed it. I will be discussing your options.
• Take the time that I give you in class to workshop your essay! It's your grade on the line.

3/29

Gender Studies Paper Due

• 4 page paper
• Parenthetical Citations (APA)
• Works Cited Page
• 2 Sources

Your topic can be anything related to Gender Studies.

Use the definitions (patriarchy, matriarchy, feminist theory, Marxist theory, double standards, biases, etc...) we discussed in class if it applies to your topic including a way to theorize (bigger idea) about your topic (critical theory).   

If you have any questions post below under comments!

I will be grading paper based on the following:

• Proper intro (Thesis/topics)
• Proper citations (APA)
• Proper Works Cited Page
• Most importantly, Content and Critical Thinking

Additional Topics May Include:

Sex Tourism in Thailand 

Sex Trafficking 

Women and The Qur’an

Women of Juarez (murders)

3/22

Define the following:

Literary Theory

Literary Criticism

Feminist Theory

Queer Theory

Marxist Theory

Double Standards

Patriarch

Assignment:

·         Based the above definitions on Literary Theory / Criticism / Feminist Theory etc..

·         Look for news worthy article discussing gender in any kind of way 

·         Post link to the article along with a short response on Google+

Read: "Movimientos de rebeldía y las culturas que traicionan" by Gloria Anzaldúa
                     Write: 1 page response on the reading

Click Here For Reading

3/10

Read: Nancy Sommer's article titled "Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers"

Take notes on:

• Intro
• Methodology
• Revision Strategies of Student Writers
• Revision Strategies of Experienced Writers

We will be conducting a student directed learning (SDL) session.  Be prepared to discuss article in class based on groups that I will be assigning. 

NOTE: Be aware that I know who attends and who participates. Please don't try to skip class just to get out of this activity.  It's definitely not  helping you out with your participation grade.

3/8

Second Draft of Group Paper Due.
Include the following:

• Thesis (opening paragraph)
• Topics (opening paragraph)
• "Using academic information by Martin Haberman... 
• Include citations from at least 1 of the articles you looked up last week 

Note: Do not use "I" within the essay (this is a collaborative essay)

Start Reading: Nancy Sommers academic article titled "Revision Strategies of Student Writers and Experienced Adult Writers"

3/3

Read Kantz Article
Write 1 page response