Monday September 22nd
Minutes:Alisa S., Jenny L.
Reading HW: Spend some time online with the sites about-face.org
HW: Please bring in three advertisements from magazines or from the internet. One should be inspirational, one should be disturbing, and the final should be an image that includes both a man and a woman.
Tuesday September 23rd
Minutes: Cole, Jenny
Reading HW: Please watch the following videos from the perspective of our class. How is gender presented in The Little Mermaid? "Poor Unfortunate Souls." "Kiss the Girl".
HW: Pick a Disney prince/princess and analyze him/her from the lens of our class. What lessons is this character teaching young audiences? Are these appropriate messages to be teaching young men and women?
Wednesday September 23rd
Minutes: Kenny, Amy Z.
Reading HW: Here's something interesting.
HW: N/A
Thursday and Friday we are off for Rosh Hashannah.
Monday September 29th
Minutes: Cynthia, Christina
Reading HW: Read Mu Lan Fu in Woman Warrior (the chapter title is White Tigers)
HW: How is Mulan characterized? Is this a positive female role model? Why or why not?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uf7UpkbfmY
ReplyDeleteThis is a Teens React episode where they talk about Anaconda by Nicki Minaj. I just wanted to share this with everyone because they do raise some interesting points.