September 26, 2014

In class:
Today we set up our blogs.
Jenna will present next week. She is our final presenter!

Take THIS QUIZ and then write a blog post reflecting on your results. This will be your first post. Remember that we've set your blog to private.

For Thursday
October 2!
Find 20 images that define physical beauty. Put them in one folder on your computer.

September 20, 2014

Today the following people presented:
Hunter
Emily

We wrote about:
The Allure of a Mean Friend

We then listened to a portion of a This American Life piece titled that.
If you were absent, then please listen to the first 24 (ish) minutes of this episode. We wrote down things that stood out to us as we listened and then shared those ideas/thoughts at the end.

September 16, 2014

Here is a sample works cited page. You need to cite your images as well as your information.

Sample Works Cited Page

September 12

Today we shared some of our post secrets. Thank you for "going there" with the class. I know this is hard.

We made a list of notable women/men on the board. The list of men was to aid us in getting more on our list of females.

Homework: Due Thursday September 18th

Notable Woman Project

Your research must be presented in poster format (they will be hanging in the room), but the poster may take on a life of its own. 

Your poster must include: 

1. Facts about your selected woman (what makes them notable?)

2. 3-5 facts about women’s rights or progress during the selected woman’s lifetime. 

3. A famous quotation (or more) by the selected woman

4. An inventive title for the poster

5. Images to assist our understanding

6. A complete works cited page for research and images (may be on the back)

7. Use of appropriate color

8. Appropriate use of space (avoid blank space, as well as being too busy)

Emma: Pussy Riot Nadezhda Tolikonikova

Hunter: Maya Angelou

Emily: Tina Fey

Ben: Oprah

Angela: 

Taylor: Tyra Banks

Rachel: Marilyn Monroe

Hanna: Ellen Degeneres

Jenna: Jennifer Lawrence

September 10

Today your post secret assignments were due. We postponed them to Friday.
We completed a "cross the line if" activity.
Your classwork (and at home work) involves reflecting on this activity. I feel like it went pretty well...no?

September 8, 2014

Today we looked at our list from the last class and selected our top ten topics and ranked them from one to ten (as far as importance).

We looked at some Post Secret entries.

Homework:
Create two Post Secrets connected to women.

1. Sharable (with the class)...This one is not anonymous.
2. Sharable (with me)...The class may see this one, but I'll be the only one who knows the identity of the creator.

September 4, 2014

Today we got to know a bit about each other. You wrote a piece about the following topics:

• Why am I taking this course?
• What topics do I want to explore?

1. dress code
2. powerful women
3. roles of women in different cultures
4. cutting
5. feminism
6. media portrayals of women and men
7. rape
8. gender
9. moms
10. eating disorders
11. trans (gltbq...)
12. slut shaming
13. reproductive rights
14. title IV (women in sports)
15. bitch
16. bossy
17. self-image
18. dieting
19. bitch
20. bossy
21. mean girls
22. domestic abuse/domestic violence

• Mrs. Sheldon should know this about me...

I'm really excited to teach this class and to learn and explore topics pertaining to women's issues with you.

You can access this blog to learn what we do in class each day. I can respond to questions about classwork via email, but I want you to come to this blog first if you miss class and/or need to make up work.