Tentative Course Calendar
(I reserve the right to modify this schedule
in order to meet specific requirements of individual classes; changes will be
announced in class so bring this with you to each class session. They will also be posted at our course website.)
Responses
to readings must be posted on the blogspot 24 hours before class time
Assignments
are due at the beginning of class unless prior written arrangements have been
made with me.
Course
Introduction and Review of the Writing Process
Week 1
Tuesday 1/10 Introduction to course and to each other
Writing
diagnostic
Thursday 1/12 Drop Deadline
WATW
1-14
Discuss Rhetoric
Signups
Contracts due
Think about conferences
for project
Humanities
Week 2
Tuesday 1/17 WATW
336-346 (
Summary
and revision strategies
Scrapbook: bring in a published film analysis
Discuss major assignments for this section, film analysis,
Thursday 1/19 Movie
review activity
Panel 1:
Gender: From Fairytales to the
Media
Week 3
Tuesday 1/24 Film Analysis Due
Scrapbook: bring in published interview
Discuss
aspects of an interview
Panel 2:
Labels
Thursday 1/26 Poss
interview with Maxine Hong Kingston
Social
Sciences
Week 4
Tuesday 1/31 Interview Due
WATW 196-201 (de Beauvoir Women as Other),
Review Assignment for this section: Letter to the Editor
Thursday 2/2 Scrapbook: bring in editorial
Panel 3:
Sexist Language
Week 5
Tuesday 2/7 Editorial Due
Read ERES Steinem
Thursday 2/9 Panel
4: Names and Personal Identity
Scrapbook:
bring in feature article related to Gender
Discuss
assignment
Health
Sciences
Week 6
Tuesday 2/14 WATW 568-577 (Rubin et al, The Eye of the Beholder)
Feature
article vs research
Discuss
Survey assignment
Panel 5:
Disclosure of Sensitive Information
Thursday 2/16 Scrapbook: Bring in raw surveys
Panel 6:
Money
Week 7
Tuesday 2/21 WATW
582-595 (Weisstein Psychology Constructs
the Female)
Feature Article Due
Wednesday 2/22 Maxine Hong Kingston Presentation, 4PM
Corwin Pavilion
Thursday 2/23 Raw Survey
due
sign up for administration of your survey
Presentations
Week 8
Tuesday 2/28 Presentations
Surveys
Thursday 3/2 Presentations
Surveys
Week 9
Tuesday 3/7 Presentations
Surveys
Thursday 3/9 Presentations
Survey
papers due
Week 10
Tuesday 3/14 Presentations
Thursday 3/16 Presentations
PORTFOLIO DUE with cover letter
Final 3/22