November 24

Our discussion in class today was fantastic.
Are there topics you would like Kristen to discuss further on her next visit?

Homework:
Read to page 133 in Ophelia Speaks

Have a great vacation!

November 12 and 14

Today we signed out Ophelia Speaks. Your homework for Tuesday the 18th is to read to page 61. We'll have a discussion on the chapter on Tuesday.

You need to select one of the topics presented and write your own account/creative piece connected to this topic. A first draft is due on Thursday the 20th. Be ready to share!

November 7

Women In Society:

Students need to polish their video blog posts. They can pair up with someone and share for feedback.

Partners for editing/feedback are as follows: 

Emma and Rachel

Taylor and Angela

Jenna and Ben

Emily and Hannah

Hunter and Brooke

Students need to read all of the following articles and write a blog post on them for next week.

Homework over the weekend: Watch a movie that is NOT mentioned here and run it through the Bechdel test. It can be a film you've seen before.

The new blog post is due on Friday the 14th.
The Bechdel assessment of your selected film is due on Wednesday the 12th.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest

http://www.avclub.com/article/thought-provoking-animation-about-how-pixar-films--211352

http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/10-famous-films-that-surprisingly-fail-the-bechdel-test.php