Assignments for Friday, March 2 to Thursday, March 8

For Friday (Day 2), write one additional page of your STP research writing. Bring Unflattening to class. We will continue with the extemporaneous speeches.

For Monday (Day 3), write two additional pages of your STP research writing. Bring Unflattening to class. You will spend the bulk of class working on your STP.

For Tuesday (Day 4), write two additional pages of your STP research writing.

For Wednesday (Day 5), write two additional pages of your STP research writing. Bring Unflattening to class. We will complete the extemporaneous speeches. This makes a total of four additional pages from where you left off before the break.

For Thursday (Day 6), write one additional page of your STP research writing. Bring Unflattening to class. This makes a total of four additional pages from where you left off before the break.

Assignments for Tuesday, Feb. 27, Wednesday, Feb. 28, and Thursday, March 1

For Tuesday (Day 5), read and annotate the "interlude" and chs. 2 and 3 of Sousakis's Unflattening (pp. 19-67). You have nothing to do for the STP. Your next 4 pages will be due on Wednesday, March 7 (Day 5) and Thursday, March 8 (Day 6).

For Wednesday (Day 6) and Thursday (Day 1), in Unflattening, read and annotate pp. 69-82, and continue unflattening the image you found in Monday or Tuesday's class.

For Monday, Feb. 26, and Tuesday, Feb. 27

Over the break, read and annotate the "interlude" and chs. 2 and 3 of Sousakis's Unflattening (pp. 19-67).

You have nothing to do for the STP. Your next 4 pages will be due on Wednesday, March 7 (Day 5) and Thursday, March 8 (Day 6).

Assignments for Tuesday, Feb. 13, Wednesday, Feb. 14, and Thursday Feb. 15

For Tuesday (Day 6), prepare to respond to one of the prompts concerning Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and related readings. The prompts are posted to the right. If you have any questions about the prompts or the essay, don't hesitate to get in touch with me.

For Wednesday and Thursday, read Nick Sousanis, Unflattening, pp. 1-18. Consider what he means by flatness, and consider what the illustrations reveal that the words do not.

Assignment for Monday, Feb. 12, and Tuesday, Feb. 13

For Monday (Day 5) and Tuesday (Day 6), prepare to respond to one of the prompts concerning Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and related readings. The prompts are posted to the right. If you have any questions about the prompts or the essay, don't hesitate to get in touch with me.

Assignment for Wednesday, Feb. 6, and Thursday, Feb. 7

In Approaching Great Ideas, read bell hooks, "Feminist Politics" (pp. 190-195) and Leslie Chang, "Factory Girls of Dongguan" (pp. 357-364).

Students will finish delivering extemporaneous speeches. If you missed Monday's or Tuesday's class, see the rubric posted to the right.

Grading scale for extemporaneous speeches

48: A+
44: A
40: A-
36: B+
32: B
28: B-
24: C+
20: C
16: C-
12: D

Assignment for Wednesday Jan. 31, Thursday, Feb. 1, and Friday, Feb. 2

For Wednesday, have four-to-five pages of your research writing ready for me to grade.

For Thursday and Friday, read the following pieces in Approaching Great Ideas: Lucy Delaney, "Struggles for My Freedom" (pp. 146-151) and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "Women and Economics: 'Cupid-in-the-Kitchen'" (pp. 303-314). In Delaney's piece, the injustices are obvious, but focus on the gender dynamics, some of which are unstated but nonetheless present. (In Gilman's piece, gender dynamics are readily apparent.)

Assignments for Friday, Jan. 26, to Wednesday, Jan. 31

For Friday (Day 6) and Monday (Day 1), complete one additional page of your research writing. By this class, you should be up to four pages of research writing. If you're having trouble getting there, you need to communicate with me to explain your challenges. Also, bring A Room of One's Own to class; you will have time during the first part of class to finish reading Ch. 6.

For Tuesday and Wednesday, four-to-five pages of research writing are due. This writing will be graded, so revise and edit your writing accordingly. You must include citations for your sources, but you do not need to include a complete bibliography. Addendum: Finish reading Ch. 6 of A Room of One's Own and bring the book to class.

Assignments for Tuesday, Jan. 23, Wednesday, Jan. 24, and Thursday, Jan. 25

For Tuesday (Day 3), have two pages (or the equivalent) written for the STP research writing. Be prepared to share it with me via Google Classroom. (We will begin the transition to Google Classroom during class.) Make sure that you bring A Room of One's Own to class; we need to discuss Ch. 5.

For Wednesday (Day 4) and Thursday (Day 5), write one additional page of your STP research writing. Wednesday's class will have time to finish reading Ch. 5 of A Room of One's Own during class.

Assignments for Thursday, Jan. 18, Friday, Jan. 19, Monday, Jan. 22, and Tuesday, Jan. 23

For Thursday, read Ch. 4 (pp. 58-78) of Woolf's A Room of One's Own. If you missed Friday or Tuesday's class, watch the following videos:
"Founder of #MeToo Movement Speaks Out"
"As Surviviors Say #Me Too, What Will It Take to Stop Sexual Harassment?"

Addenda:
If you're interested, here are additional perspectives on sexual harassment and #MeToo:

Jia Tolentino, "Harvey Weinstein and the Impunity of Powerful Men" (Oct. 30)
Jessica Bennett, "The #MeToo Moment: When the Blinders Come Off" (Nov. 30)
Time Magazine: Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers (Jan. 1)
Daphne Merkin, "Publicly, We Say #MeToo. Privately, We have Misgivings" (Jan. 5)

For Friday, Jan. 19, read Ch. 5 of Woolf's A Room of One's Own (pp. 79-94). Continue working on the STP research writing. 

For Monday (Day 2) and Tuesday (Day 3), have two pages (or the equivalent) written for the STP research writing. Be prepared to share it with me via Google Classroom. (We will begin the transition to Google Classroom during class.) Make sure that you bring A Room of One's Own to class. 

Assignments for Friday, Jan. 12 to Thursday, Jan. 18

For Friday and Tuesday, read Ch. 3 (pp. 41-57) of Woolf's A Room of One's Own.

For Wednesday and Thursday, read Ch. 4 (pp. 58-78) of Woolf's A Room of One's Own. If you missed Friday or Tuesday's class, watch the following videos:
"Founder of #MeToo Movement Speaks Out"
"As Surviviors Say #Me Too, What Will It Take to Stop Sexual Harassment?"

Addenda:
If you're interested, here are additional perspectives on sexual harassment and #MeToo:

Jia Tolentino, "Harvey Weinstein and the Impunity of Powerful Men" (Oct. 30)
Jessica Bennett, "The #MeToo Moment: When the Blinders Come Off" (Nov. 30)
Time Magazine: Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers (Jan. 1)
Daphne Merkin, "Publicly, We Say #MeToo. Privately, We have Misgivings" (Jan. 5)

Assignment for Monday, Jan. 8, and Tuesday, Jan. 9

In Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, read pp. 1-24.