AGENDA

1. AGENDA Writing Contests Discussion on Nickel and Dimed Introduction to Gender and Pop Culture American gender snap-shots Small-group observations

2. WRITING CONTESTS • RARE Everyday Heroes • Creative Communication • The Economic Club of Grand Rapids • Peninsula Writers • Kent County Libraries Poetry Contest • Grand Rapids Press Editorial 50 points REQUIRED! Due Thursday, March 28

3. SYLLABUS • January-February Gender, Pop Culture Research paper • March-April Language Prepare for AP Test • May-June Service Learning Frankenstein EVERYONE WILL TAKE THE AP EXAM!

4. Analytical Writing • Ehrenreich ____________ that her study is _____________ when she • writes “_________________” (Ehrenreich ___)….. Now, continue writing to verify point 

5. HOMEWORK • Read and take notes on “Women’s Brains” (Gould 349-354) • Females read “About Men” (Ehrlich 367-369) • Males read “There is No Unmarked Woman” (Tannen 388-392) • Reader response either Ehrlich or Tannen (1 page)

6. AGENDA • Material Fallacies • Introduction to gender unit • Ten Things • Analysis of Gould’s “Women’s Brains” • Choice Reading

7. FALLACIES IN ARGUMENT • a priori – existing in the mind before or independent of an experience not based on prior study or examination “Yet he made no attempt to measure the effect of size alone and actually stated that it cannot account for the entire difference because we know a priori, that women are not as intelligent as men” (Gould 350). from “Women’s Brains”

8. MATERIAL FALLACIES • Ad hominem (switching discussion from issue to question of personalities; attacks character) • Ad misericordium (appeal to pity) • Ad populum (appeal to irrational fears and prejudices to prevent audience from squarely facing issue) • Dicto simpliciter (inclusive generalization: Milk is good for you.) • Tu quoque (You too: diverts issue to opponent: You lie too!) • Non Sequitur (conclusion lacks connection to premise) QUIZ MONDAY!

9. What is gender? • Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity. ~Wikipedia

10. GENDER AND POP-CULTURE • TYPE-ONE WRITING • List at least “10 things I hate about you” (What do you dislike about the opposite sex?) • PAIR/SHARE • Note similarities • Note arguable of the points your partner made • WRITE POEM

11. GENDER IN AMERICA http://tennisopolis.com/video/snl-chris-farley-the-gap

12. AGENDA Material Fallacies Pair/Share articles Analysis of Gould’s “Women’s Brains” Contemporary connection

13. BE A COLLECTOR OF QUOTES! • “To say anything about women and men without marking oneself as either feminist or anti-feminist, male basher or apologist for men seems impossible” (Tannen 392).

14. PAIR/SHARE ARTICLES • Males and females discuss “About Men” and “There is No Unmarked Woman” in same gender groups of 3 • Share information with partner; discuss biases

15. PAIR/SHARE ARTICLES • Males and females discuss “About Men” and “There is No Unmarked Woman” in same gender groups of 3 • Share information with partner; discuss biases

16. Parallel Arguments • In Gould’s essay “Women’s Brains” he builds two parallel arguments, one on scientific method, another on speculative a priori conclusions. • Deconstruct his argument by searching your notes and the text for evidence and decide whether or not this weaving of evidence is successful. • Prepare to write.

17. “Women’s Brains” • In the final two paragraphs Gould argues against the scientific evidence and the conclusions drawn from that research. Explain the effectiveness of his essay based on how long he waits to actually state his own viewpoint.

18. SRI Testing in the Writing Lab Agenda

19. AGENDA • Review fallacies • Are men and women really different? • Lawrence Summers firing • Choice Reading

20. Material Fallacies • If I wanted to be persuasive using: • Pity • Prior knowledge • Non-related phrase • Irrational fears • Attack character • Generalization • You do it too!

21. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BRAINS

22. ARE MEN AND WOMEN REALLY DIFFERENT? Costa, Arthur L. and Robert J. Garmston. Cognitive Coaching: A Foundation for Renaissance Schools. 2nd ed.Northwood, Massachusetts: Christopher- Gordon Publishers, 2002.

23. GENDER • BRAIN SCANS REVEAL • PARTS OF THE CORPUS CALLOSUM ARE 23% WIDER IN WOMEN (ENHANCES WOMEN’S PERFORMANCE IN CERTAIN COMMUNICATION SKILLS) Tannen, D. You Just Don’t Understand: Men and Women in Conversation. New York: Ballantine Books, 1990.

24. GENDER • FEMALES ARE BETTER AT READING THE EMOTIONS OF PEOPLE IN PHOTOGRAPHS • MALES EXCEL AT ROTATING 3-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS IN THEIR HEADS • FEMALES ARE BETTER AT PROCESSING EMOTION AND COGNITION SIMUTANEOUSLY (THIS TASK MAY IMPAIR VISUAL-SPACIAL TASKS, SUCH AS MAP READING)

25. MORE ON GENDER • MEN LISTEN WITH DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN • WOMEN LISTEN WITH THE “WHOLE BRAIN” • WOMEN LISTEN EQUALLY WITH BOTH EARS • MEN FAVOR THE RIGHT EAR

26. GENDER FACTS • MEN TALK TO ESTABLISH INDEPENDENCE AND STATUS AND TO REPORT INFORMATION • WOMEN TALK TO ESTABLISH INTIMACY AND RELATIONSHIP

27. GENDER • IN FACULTY MEETINGS • MEN TALK MORE OFTEN AND FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME • WOMEN PLAY DOWN THEIR EXPERTISE • WOMEN ARE MORE AUDITORY – ASK MORE QUESTIONS AND GIVE MORE LISTENING RESPONSES

28. SOCIOLINGUIST DEBORAH TANNEN • WOMEN FEEL IT IS NATURAL TO TALK WITH SOMEONE BEFORE MAKING A DECISION • MEN VIEW CONSULTING AS TANTAMOUNT TO ASKING PERMISSION – MEN STRIVE FOR INDEPENDENCE; THEY MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CONSULT Tannen, D. You Just Don’t Understand: Men and Women in Conversation. New York: Ballantine Books, 1990.

29. FISH-BOWL OBSERVATIONS • SIX VOLUNTEERS • INTERVIEWER • OBSERVERS • EYES • MOUTH • HANDS • FEET • POSTURE • MOVEMENT

30. CONSTRUCTING REMEMBERING Visual Construct Visual Recall Auditory Construct Auditory Recall Internal Dialogue Emotions (placing ourselves back in a place)

31. SAMPLE QUESTIONS • What would it feel like to have your mouth stuffed with marbles? • How can we know when you are telling the truth? • What is really disgusting to you? • What would it take to get you to lie? • What is the earliest memory you have? • Why in the world did you put that on this morning?

32. LAWRENCE SUMMERS • “Remarks at a conference [2005] by Lawrence Summers, Harvard's president, suggesting that innate differences between the sexes might explain why women do less well than men in careers in mathematics and science, continued to resonate on campus and across the nation, triggering often furious reactions” (Dillon and Rimer). Read “Harvard President Under Microscope” and “Gale Warnings Still Up at Harvard.”

33. INTELLECTUAL GENDER GAP? • CBS NEWS, MARCH 13, 2005 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/14/sunday/main679829.shtml

34. JIG-SAW • Read the article you have about Lawrence Summers. Prepare to share your finding with your partner

35. JIG-SAW • Read the article you have about Lawrence Summers. Prepare to share your finding with your partner

36. Agenda • Material Fallacies Review • Intellectual gender Gap • Lawrence Summers Firing Debate

37. AGENDA Short story competition Socratic Seminar Fish-bowl discussions on readings Exit slip

38. WRITING CONTESTS • RARE Everyday Heroes • Creative Communication • The Economic Club of Grand Rapids • Peninsula Writers • Kent County Libraries Poetry Contest • Grand Rapids Press Editorial REMINDER!! 50 points REQUIRED!

39. LORIAN HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY COMPETITION • www.shortstorycompetition.com • 3000 words limit • Winners announced in late July • $1000 and $500 awards • Writers’ rights to publication • 30th year of competition • Well-respected organization • www.shortstorycompetition.com • 3000 words limit • Winners announced in late July • $1000 and $500 awards • Writers’ rights to publication • 30th year of competition • Well-respected organization Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway

40. Pair/Share • With your partner, share your thoughts on the article “Harvard President Under Microscope” • What is a specific quote or section that evoked a reaction? • Should he have been fired for this statement? Why/why not? “the under-representation of women in science and engineering could be due to a ‘different availability of aptitude at the high end,’ and less to patterns of discrimination and socialization. “

41. Socratic Seminar • Form circle where no one is “in charge” • Students respond to each other’s comments without teacher comment • Text is primary support for claims • Teacher’s role is for probing with questions • 15-minute limit • Follow up with personal response

42. SOCRATIC SEMINAR • Was the decision to fire Lawrence Summers for his remarks about women in science fair and equitable?

43. PERSONAL RESPONSE • Written response: • Was the decision to fire Lawrence Summers for his remarks about women in science fair and equitable?

44. FISH-BOWL DISCUSSION • Discussion analysis • What can be learned from watching others discuss an issue? • How can our own rhetorical skills be improved by receiving feedback? • Compared to a Socratic Seminar, how much more or less effective is a discussion “under surveillance”?

45. FISH-BOWL DISCUSSIONS • Extemporaneous (prepared, no notes) • Impromptu

46. EXTEMPORANEOUS • Each group of five will receive a topic to discuss/debate • You will have five minutes to prepare • You will have two minutes to discuss • Each numbered group will evaluate the group that precedesthem. The first group will evaluate the last group.

47. Impromptu • Explain why Theroux thinks being a man in America is “pitiful” and whether or not you agree. • Explain what Theroux means when he says there is no concept of man that “does not belittle women.” • Explain why it is easier for women to write and men to be published.

48. IMPROMPTU • Why is journalism the “manliest” form of writing? • Explain Theroux’ quote: “And this is also why men often object to feminism but are afraid to explain why: of course women have a justified grievance, but most men believe – and with reason – that their lives are just as bad” (381).

49. IMPROMPTU 6. Why does Theroux’ essay make sense in light of the fact that a priori being a man is a privilege?

50. EXIT SLIP • What is to be gained by each of the following discussion techniques: • Socratic Seminar • Extemporaneous fish bowl • Impromptu fish bowl • Which is your preferred type and why? Homework Slide is next!