Monday September 8th
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A, Emily X.
HW: First draft of college essay due.
Tuesday September 9th
Minutes: Patrick M., Wilson L.
Reading HW: Please listen to the following episode of "The Moth."
HW: Please note five details that truly reflect the individuality of the speaker.
Wednesday September 10th
Minutes: Afshin K., Sunny Z.
Reading HW: Please explore the NY Times Magazine's "Lives" section for inspiration.
HW: Second draft of college essay due.
If you have time, listen to the rest of today's This American Life podcast that focuses upon a student's wild story about a stolen book and how this story got him into Harvard.
Thursday September 11th
Minutes: Kazi A., Daniel G.
Reading HW: Please read and print the following Gender Marketing Packet.
HW: Be sure to use as little paper as possible when printing!
Friday September 12th
Minutes: Thomas L.
Reading HW: Please read "Playing at Sexy" by Peggy Orenstein.
HW: I want you to think about incidents in your own life where you have witnesses the hypersexualization of young girls. Is there anything wrong with such behavior? Should it be encouraged or discouraged? Don't simply respond by telling me what you think I want to hear. Consider all sides of the argument and plays devil's advocate.
Also, check out this fun tumblr of "Unnecessarily Gendered Products". Thanks Veronika!
Monday September 15th
Minutes: Aimee R., Veronika A.
Reading HW:
HW: Please visit a toy store (preferably Toys R Us) and observe how children are marketed to, particularly in respect to gender.
Final draft of college essay due on Tuesday
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