Women in Literature
Daily Guide and Assignment Sheet
Q1 W 1 and 2
Date
In Class
At Home
M 8/24
Course Introduction. Collect emails for wiki.Discussion/exercise: masculine and feminine.
One page, typed: what are your personal definitions of the terms masculine and feminine? Where do you suppose they come from?
T 8/25
More work on masculine/feminine. Definitions: gender vs. sex.Explain blogs and how to link them to the wiki.
Set up your blog, link it to the proper page on the class wiki.Write blog entry #1: what did you think of Persepolis?Also, bring two images to class: one that you consider to be feminine, and one that you deem as masculine.
W 8/26
Gallery Walk and discussion: masculine/feminine images.
Blog entry #2: In your opinion, what factors are the most significant to a person’s gender development?
TH 8/27
Discuss blog entries. Assign and explain current events.
Blog entry #3: How are the concepts of femininity and masculinity relevant to Satrapi’s experience and Persepolis?
F 8/28
Discussion: Gender in Persepolis.
Blog entry #4: Define each term briefly: girl, boy, woman and man.Include an image for each choice.
Daily Guide and Assignment Sheet
Q1 W 1 and 2