5/4: B and C BLOCKS: Please read this piece about the statistical analysis of the difficulties women face in achievement. Please make sure to spend some time reading the charts, maps and lists and apply that information to the article's focus as a whole. Take notes and after you've read, mark (on the same paper as the notes) the most interesting ideas, ideas that you haven't thought about or question, and make a note about why these ideas matter to women's lives today.
Repeat the process by reading this analysis of the wage gap.
When you've read, please talk in groups of 3 or 4 about all of the articles (the two opinion pieces you wrote about on the notecard and these two pieces).The focus of the discussion should be about what these pieces tell us about how far we've come since the 1970s, what still needs to be addressed and why it all matters. A a group, take ONE set of notes - share these with me in a Google Doc (make sure everyone's name is on the notes AND that you share to this email address: cathy_nicastro@wrsd.net). Hand in the index cards at the end of the period.
5/3: We’re going to spend a little time exploring issues that persist today from the women’s movement. Please read “Where do kids learn to undervalue women? From their parents.” and “When Misogynists Become Terrorists.” These are both opinion pieces that explore contemporary issues whose roots extend back decades. As you read, pay attention to the concerns (and why they are concerns), the data they use and the solutions they put forward. After you’ve read, on the front of the notecard: reflect and respond to the first piece you read. Write about the main ideas, about what surprised/angered/felt accurate to you, etc. and then wrestle with a couple of issues that challenged you. On the back of the notecard: do the same with the other piece. Fill both sides of the card.