Welcome to Class 3A at QCC CLIP
UNIT 1 Pre-Colonial Era through the Civil War
Week 1: January 28th – February 2
Reading: The Story of the Women’s Movement by Maureen Ash, read pages 1-16
and answer the questions.
“Dr. James Barry” Excerpt from, What a Life! Stories of Amazing People
by Milada Broukal
Writing: Essay 1 Narrative – A Woman I Respect and Admire
Handouts: Grammar Charts
Elements of Good Writing
Activities: Student Orientation will be on Tuesday, 01-28 at 1:15 P.M.
Week one emails
Homework: 󠄇 Buy school supplies, due Feb 3.
Finish: “Elements of Good Writing” Feb 4.
Week 2: February 3 – 9
Reading: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Chapters 1-10 (pages 1-36)
Writing: Narrative Essay Draft 2
Handouts: “Fairy-Tale Lessons for Girls”
Course Syllabus
“Writing Paragraphs”
“Emailing Your Professor”
Activities: What to Expect: Teacher Expectations and Student Expectations
Homework: Finish: “Writing Paragraphs” pages 21-40 by February 10
Use the handout “Emailing Your Professor” to write me an appropriate email. Do this before the midterm exam.
Week 3: February 10 – 16
Reading: Jane Eyre 11-17 (p 36- 58)
Cinderella
Writing: Summary and Response from “Fairy-Tale Lessons for Girls” p.65
Handouts: “Expressing Opinions”
Activities: No Class on February 12
Homework: Finish Reading for Feb. 18. Continue working on drafted essays
Week 4: February 17 – 23
Reading: Jane Eyre 18-22 (p 58-80)
Women’s Studies: Reaching for Equality
Writing: Essay 2: Persuasive Essay: Revenge or Forgiveness
Handouts: “Revising and Editing”
Activities: No Class, Feb 17, Film Jane Eyre Part 1, College Hour Feb. 20
Homework: Finish “Revising and Editing”; NewsELA “Women’s Roles and Rights in the 1800’s.”
Week 5: February 24 – March 1
Reading: Jane Eyre 23-34 (p 80-124)
America’s Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates and Heroines by Gail Collins, p. 189-197
Writing: Continue drafts of essays 1 & 2
Handouts: “Writing Essays”
Activities: Film Cold Mountain
Homework: Finish this week’s reading and writing
Week 6: March 2-8
Reading: Jane Eyre 35-44 (p 125-154)
“Speech on Women’s Rights” by Frederick Douglas
Writing: Essay 3 Categorization: How Has Life Changed for Women?
Dialogue with Jane Eyre “Should I stay or should I go?”Handouts: “Writing Essays” cont.
Activities: Dialogue Reading: Pronunciation, Enunciation, and Stress
Homework: Finish “Writing Essays”
UNIT 2: Reconstruction to the Attempted Ratification of the Equal
Rights Amendment
Week 7: March 9-15
Reading: Burn Baby Burn, by Meg Medina, Chapter 1 (p. 1-18)
Story of the Women’s Movement, by Maureen Ash, p. 17-32
Writing: Essay 4: CATW Practice: Math Talk
Paraphrasing and Summarizing a speech by Frederick Douglass
Handouts: CATW Student Handbook, Jane Eyre Discussion Questions
Activities: Midterm Review, Film: Jane Eyre Part 2
Homework: Finish, Story of the Women’s Movement and answer the questions.
Study for Midterm
Week 8: March 16-22
Reading: Burn Baby Burn Chapters 2-5 (p 19-58)
“The Day Women Got the Vote”
Writing:
Handouts: MIDTERM, Comparing and Contrasting
Activities: MIDTERM EXAM ON THURSDAY, Friday College Hour 1:15-2:15, Film
Iron Jawed Angels
Homework: Finish above reading assignments.
Week 9: March 23-29
Reading: Burn Baby Burn Chapters 6-11 (p 58-107)
Writing: Essay 5: CATW Gender Blind Orchestras
Handouts: Comparing and Contrasting Continued
Activities: Monday No Class, Midterm Evaluations all week.
Homework: Finish Burn Baby Burn to p. 107 󠄇
Week 10: March 30 – April 5
Reading: BBB Chapters 12-18 (p 108 -148)
Writing:
Handouts:
Activities: Film A League of Their Own, midterm conferences continue
Homework: NewsELA “The Original ‘Rosie the Riveter’ Had the Right Name for
the Job”
Week 11: April 6
Reading: BBB Chapters 19-25 (p 149-190)
Writing:
Handouts: Mona Lisa Smile notes, Writing about Cause and Effect
Activities: Film, Mona Lisa Smile, notetaking and analysis, No Class Thursday or Friday
Homework:
Week 12: April 13
NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK
Week 13: April 20
Reading: BBB Chapters 26-32 (p 191-230)
Writing: Essay 6: Compare and Contrast
Handouts:
Activities: College Hour Thu. 1:15 – 2:15 P.M.
Homework: NewsELA “Modern Feminism”
Week 14: April 27
Reading: BBB Chapters 33-38 (p. 231- 270)
Writing: Cause and Effect Summary and Response Paragraph
Handouts: Practice CATW: Is Music a Good Tool For Health
Activities: Researching Careers; Film Missrepresentation
Homework: NewsELA “The Equal Rights Amendment that Almost Was”
UNIT 3 Post-Feminism, Third Wave Feminism
Week 15: May 4-10
Reading: Burn Baby Burn p 271- 310
Writing: Burn Baby Burn: Alternative Ending Scene, Group CATW
Handouts: http://www.candlewick.com/book_files/0763674672.bdg.1.pdf
Activities: Burn Baby Burn discussion questions , Trip to New York Historical Society
Tues. May 5.
Homework: NewsELA “Girls as Young as 6 Believe Men are Smarter Than Women”
Week 16: May 11-17
Reading:󠄇 You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Debora
Tannen, Preface
“Growing Up Male or Female”
Writing: Screenplay Draft 2
Handouts:
Activities:
Homework: NewsELA “Welding Jobs Are in Demand and More Women Are Signing
Up”
Week 17: May 18-24
Reading: You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen, Chapter 1
Writing:
Handouts:
Activities: CLIP Essay May 22; Film Northcountry
Homework: NewsELA “Not Just a Boy and a Girl”
Week 18: May 25-31
Reading: Review for Final
Writing: Review for Final
Handouts: Film “Boys Don’t Cry”; Final Exam May 29; Portfolio Contents
Activities: Monday No Class, Tuesday CATW, Wednesday Michigan Exam
Homework: Prepare Final Portfolios
Week 19: June 1 – June3
Reading:
Writing:
Handouts:
Activities: June 2: ½ day
June 3: Closing Ceremony
Homework: ENJOY!