Tuesday, October 2, 2018

92 minutes

Learning Targets:

I can read and understand an academic argument

I can analyze cartoons for their underlying messages

I can discuss my ideas and listen to my classmates’ ideas

1.   SSR  

2.   Free-Write: “Women in Society Today, October 2, 2018” Write a few paragraphs about what it means to be a woman in our society today. What messages have you received about women? What are women supposed to look like? Act like? Who are role models in your lives or in the media? Have you ever felt like being a woman opens doors that might be closed to others? 

3.   Share in small groups. Then come back to a large group and collect notes in a class brainstorm: “What did we learn about what it means to be a woman in society today? 

        4.   Read Denice Frohman’s article, “The Cost of Being a Girl.” Take notes and respond to Frohman’s article. How does Frohman’s article support your ideas? Argue against your ideas? Did being a woman open doors for her or close them? 

HOMEWORK: Read for at least 30 minutes from your SSR book