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= = //**Women in Literature** // **//“If it means interfering in an ensconced, outdated system, to help just one woman, man or child…I’m willing to accept the consequences.” // -Wonder Woman #170 ** ** Women in Literature ** will offer you the opportunity to explore the notions of ** sex and gender ** through different types of ** texts **. From this point forward you may think of a text as ** anything that offers the possibility of interpretation **. We think of our books as texts--textbooks--and they are, but we have the ability to look at the world through many other texts as well: the **music** on your ipod, the **advertisements** in newspapers, even the ** graffiti ** on buildings can serve as texts for us to examine, interpret, and place into contexts that help us to understand our world.

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We will use this wiki as both an online space for information and as a way to collaborate and communicate. Please take some time to look around and figure out navigation; we'll be here together all semester! ======

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Aloha, //**Ms. Falk tfalk@iolani.org free periods 2, 5 and 7, 8 by appointment. **// ======

//**OUR TEXTS **//

To **// expand //** our personal definitions of gender.

 To **// explore //** quality literature and connect this literature to our life experience. The material is useless if there's no relevance to you or your life.  To **// practice and expand //** essential skills in preparation for college study.

Tony Wagner's Seven Survival Skills for Success:
 * 1) Critical thinking/problem solving
 * 2) Collaboration/leading by influence
 * 3) Agility and adaptability
 * 4) Initiative and entrepreneurialism
 * 5) <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left;">Effective oral and written communication
 * 6) <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left;">Accessing and analyzing information
 * 7) <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left;">Curiosity and imagination

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: left;">We'll hit all of them in some way this semester.

Grading:  <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: right;"> Vocabulary <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">10% <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: right;"> Participation/Preparation <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">20% <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: right;"> Wiki Work <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">20% <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: right;"> Writing <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">50% <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: left;">Other than your texts, you'll need <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">AN <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">OPEN MIND A SOLID WORK ETHIC A WILLINGNESS TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is not a class in which you can remain silent and succeed. We need your thoughts and input. Here's the rub: You are not required to think like your classmates or think like me.

<span style="color: #ff0003; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">I ONLY ASK THAT YOU //THINK//. = =