Monday October 7th
Minutes: Bianca
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 7
HW: How is Esther's life like a "fig tree"? I'd like you to think of you own life like a fig tree. Explain six different potential "branches" of your fig tree that reflect the hopes and desires of you, your friends, your family, and your culture, and your country.
Tuesday October 8th
Minutes: Jesse
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 8
HW: Analyze Esther's perception of suicide as she skis down the mountain.
Personal essay rewrites due today.
Personal essay rewrites due today.
Wednesday October 9th
Minutes: Agnes
Reading HW: Women's Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will take a break from our text to discuss modern women's issues. Look for current events that discuss women's issues and bring in an article to class. Here are some wonderful resources to explore:
-Speaking of Women's Rights
-Huffpo Women
-Feministing
-Geek Feminism
-Bitch Magazine
HW: Write a page long reflection piece explaining why you selected your piece and its importance to our class.
-Speaking of Women's Rights
-Huffpo Women
-Feministing
-Geek Feminism
-Bitch Magazine
HW: Write a page long reflection piece explaining why you selected your piece and its importance to our class.
Thursday October 10th
Minutes: Janet L.
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 9 - 10
HW: Why does Esther proudly wear blood on her face? What female tropes does Plath introduce in this chapter? Please research 3 other stereotypical female tropes.
Friday October 11th
Minutes: Li Yi
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 11 - 12
HW: What does Esther mean when she describes her future as a "series of bright, white boxes" (128)?
Monday October 14th
COLUMBUS DAY!
Tuesday October 15th
Minutes: Colin
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Begin trope assignment.
I just wanted to point out another article I found:
ReplyDeletehttp://mattforney.com/2013/09/16/the-case-against-female-self-esteem/
Which is literally just absurd...
This is the link to the video I used in place of an article. Sometimes I feel an obligation to automatically side against the loud, dominating man or the twisted, male-centric society during our discussions, just because it’s a class called Women’s Voices. However, I feel like its important to acknowledge and talk about the difference between advocating for female social equality and blaming man and society for all of woman’s problems.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhSi0mGELKM
The “feminist” mentioned in this video, Anita Sarkeesian, is also hanging on our “wall of Notable Women.”