HW Due Wed. 2/28

Tweet from Edna to Abigail Adams.
Vocab. due at 8:30 AM
Beat Report due March 5.

HW Due Tues. 2/27

Read and annotate "Guys vs. Men" by Dave Barry
Tweet as Edna to Dave Barry (you can reference Leonce as a guy or a man as defined by Barry). Do not merely summarize the text. Diction and syntax count.

Beat Report #3 due March 5. Please use the Liu Method. If you have questions, ask them prior to the due date. You will assessed on the Beat Report Rubric and your use of the Liu method.

Vocab.com due Wed. - new time due: 8:30 AM.
Vocabulary: The Awakening - chapters 16-20

HW Due Wed. 2/14

Vocab.com due at 8 AM.
Read/annotated "Married Life" by Timothy Aubry
*sorry, no digital copy of this one*
Entrance ticket tomorrow.

HW Due Tues. 2/12

Read and annotate the lyrics, "Machine" by MisterWives.
See the video HERE
Read the lyrics HERE
Tweet #3: What would Edna say to MisterWives?
Use evidence from the song and insight in your tweet. Do not summarize or state the obvious.

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If you kept your "Women's Brains" timed writing (paragraph), please submit that by start of class tomorrow.
Prompt:

Use AP verbs and accurate diction in your response. You are encouraged to change the wording of the template below.

At what conclusion does Gould arrive on the subject? Write a well-developed paragraph that shows insight and uses evidence and analysis.

Stephen Jay Gould, author of the essay, “Women’s Brains”, __________________________________________

(strong AP verb to show his support or refutation or qualification)

the 1800s presumption that ________________________

(object of verb – what he was supporting, refuting or qualifying). 

He does so by _________________(strong AP verb PLUS structural elements/rhetorical strategy/element of argument he uses and its/their effect[s]). (Transition to prove thesis),__________________(direct text evidence PLUS context/explanation - not summary). Consequently (or other transition to prove), Gould______(strong AP verb PLUS analysis of that evidence to show insight and answer prompt).

Vocab.com due Wed

HW Due Thurs. 2/8

For Thursday: 
Tweet #2: What would Edna say to Gould or the researchers, such as Broca, regarding their claims?
Remember to follow other Edna Ps and like/comment on other posts.

For Friday:
Bring in annotated op-ed/editorial for Beat Report #3 - we will work on outlining the Beat Report in class.

Edna Tweets: Project

EDNA TWEETS Edna Pontellier uses social media to respond to fellow artists and express her views on gender roles.

Due Wed. Feb. 7

Step 1: Establish a Twitter Account where you post as “EdnaP_your name”. Create a fitting and symbolic screen name. Examples are “AwakeInNO” or “EdnAwake”. Populate your profile with key info gleaned from reading the first few chapters of the novel. For example, include birthplace, hometown, marital status, children’s names, attitude towards life, husband, etc. Add a personal quote. Examples are “Eagerly waiting to find myself” or “Life isn’t what is given to you; Life is what you make of it.”

Step 2: Tweet from Edna’s POV: Follow at least 5 other “Ednas”; respond to a minimum of 2 "Ednas" per assigned tweet. (reply or retweet with commentary). Follow teacher account: @MizMarks. You will be assigned a tweet to compose daily (in class or for homework). 

Tweet #1: Respond to events in Chapters 1-4 of The Awakening.

Due Wed. 8 AM: Vocab.com. 

HW Due 2/2

Due Tomorrow (Fri. 2/2)
Read/annotate "How a Job Acquires a Gender".
Write min. 2 pages in your journal: React to the article - do not summarize.
Be prepared to speak about/share what you read and wrote (bring in journals).

If you have not sent me a link to a new op-ed or editorial, do so by tomorrow. Make sure it has been published within the last two weeks, is in fact an opinion piece, and was published by a reputable source.

Due 2/9 (next Friday)
Printed/annotated article. We will review Liu Method again in class. You will then make a Liu Method outline.