Assignments for Week of December 1 - 5, 2015

Mon, 12/1               No homework due!

Tues, 12/2               RCG          Read pages 3 - 13 in Gender Book.
                                                  Response to Straight-Laced.

                                LIT           Bring in 3 points to discuss for the story, "Baby X" at this link.
                                                 Be prepared for a reading quiz.

Wed, 12/3               WTG         5 pages free writing due.
                                                  Choose a selection to read aloud to the class.

Thurs, 12/4              LIT          Read the short story "Am I Blue?" by Bruce Coville at this link.
                                                Be prepared for a reading quiz.
                                                Bring in three points to discuss.

Fri, 12/5                   RCG         Read pages 17 - 21 in Gender Book.
                                                 Answer the following questions:
                                                  1.  Describe the "double bind" of oppression women face.  Give 3
                                                       examples.
                                                  2.  What does the author use the metaphor of a bird cage to describe?
                                                  3.  What did the study at Northwestern University find about
                                                        categories of self thought?
                                                  4. When students were primed to think of their gender identity before
                                                       taking a test, what were the results?  Why do think these results
                                                       occurred?