Friday, October 27, 2017

10/30

Read: Margret Kantz "Helping Students Use Textual Sources Persuasively"
Write: 1 pg response

Monday, October 23, 2017

10/25

Read: School As Inquiry by Steven Wolk
Write: 1 page response

NOTE: Late essay's will be deducted one letter grade each class day not submitted

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

10/23

Gender Studies Essay
DUE: 10/23/17




  • 3 pages
  • 1 source (JSTOR, EBSCO)
  • APA Style
  • Works Cited

Monday, October 16, 2017

10/16 Update

No class today. I came down with a minor cold. We will continue Wednesday. Make sure to read Woman Hollering Creek.

Thursday, October 12, 2017

10/16

Abstract: Write abstract of half a page on something you'd like to write about dealing with gender.

  • You can use the following websites in order to think about it:





Read: Woman Hollering Creek
Write: 1 page response

Saturday, October 7, 2017

10/11




GENDER STUDIES LESSON

We will discuss: "Movimientos de rebeldĂ­a y las culturas que traicionan" by Gloria AnzaldĂșa
Click Here For Reading

Write: 1 pg response

Define the following:

  • Feminist Theory
  • Queer Theory
  • Marxist Theory
  • Double Standards
  • Patriarch vs Matriarch 


Breath In Inquiry: Here are some suggested websites you might find interesting and newsworthy

Monday, October 2, 2017

10/4

Read: Alice Gillam "Learning Through Response" and answer the following questions.

Alice M. Gillam Citation Assignment
Answer the following questions according the article:
Example: Show me a different way to cite the Peter Elbow citation in APA style.
Answer: Tutoring has taught her to see early drafts as “half full” instead of “half empty,” a perspective Peter Elbow (1973) calls the “believing game” (147-90).


1.       Show me a different way to cite the Karen Spear citation in APA style

2.       Add end citations to page numbers ending with (29). APA style

3.       Show me a different way to cite the Anne Ruggles Gere citation in APA style


4.       Change from MLA to APA style according to Gillam article:

“Cognitive psychologists call this phenomenon "metacognition," the ability to monitor one's own thinking processes. Current studies of cognitive development suggest that metacognition is "a major factor in mental ability because people who are aware of how they think perform better than those who are not" (Gere 95)