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.)

 

Readings to be completed prior to class

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 (Kingston, No Name Woman)

                                    Summary and revision strategies

                                    Scrapbook:  bring in a published film analysis

Discuss major assignments for this section, film analysis, Kingston presentation, and interview

 

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

                                    Kingston Paper Due

 

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     7:30-10:30 Celebrate, Evaluations, & Return Portfolios