Introduction to Gender Studies

Tuesday 8/26
1)    Course description handout/classroom expectations
2)    Journal policy
3)    Rationale for the course
4)    Current state of gender roles
5)    "Toys R Us visit" /sample film clip assignment given
6)    Introduce Jamaica Kincaid/Voices from the Gap website
7)    Homework: Read "Girl" and write journal questions either in the notebook or on laptop


Thursday 8/28
1)    Discussion of "Girl" piece
2)    Cultural messages about gender
3)    Introduce "The Yellow Wallpaper"
4)    Assign Girl/Boy project: rough draft due next Tues 9/2; read "The Yellow Wallpaper" twice by next Tuesday; complete Toys R US/film clip assignment

Tuesday 9/2
1)    Discuss girl/boy project expectations/ideas
2)    Toys R Us /film clip  presented in class
3)    Begin discussion of Yellow Wallpaper
4)    Intro to 19th century social activists
5)    Homework: finish girl/boy project and read "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

Thursday 9/4
1)    Assign Yellow Wallpaper
2)    Assign "The Story of an Hour" by Kate  Chopin
3)    Present girl/boy pieces in class
4)    Homework: read the two short stories

Monday 9/8
1)    Not for Ourselves Alone video
2)    Journal assignment on social activism given out
3)    Discuss Yellow Wallpaper essay
4)  Begin YW essay and write social activism journal

Wednesday 9/10
1)    Very rough draft of YW paper due
2)    Small group discussion of social activism
3)    Journals collected

Friday 9/12:
YW first draft  due/critiques in small groups

Homework: Polish YW essay by Tuesday 9/16

Tuesday 9/16

Final draft due
Oral history project assigned