Section 1: Important Reminders & Organizing Tools

READ THIS BY WEEK ONE:

GETTING STARTED TO DO LIST:

• Get your book and read as much of it as possible ASAP. Skim read all chapters first and then peruse (read deeply) the first 5 chapters by week 2 and the rest by the beginning of week 3.

• Check your Lane Gmail Account frequently- This term I have chosen not to have a packet for the class to lower student costs and instead I will be assigning articles that I can find for free for each of the areas beyond week 1-3 that we will cover-check out the syllubus located in the in the documents section to see those areas and by week 3 or sooner, I will begin sending out reminders about which readings and or media/films I will be assigning for you. All of our tests will be based on these readings/films and in class films. Test reviews will be available at least a week in advance of the test to help you study for the quiz, test one and the final.

• Read the Volunteer Service Learning document below (documents section at bottom-word doc) and check out the service agencies/choices you have-contact or pick one (if it's walk in) and once you have the information you need and no later than the end of week 4 write down your name and the place you will be going and turn it in to me on a small/sustainable piece of paper ASAP.

  • If you don't get this piece of paper telling me where you will be going (after setting things up with the agency unless it's a walk in place like Grassroots Garden or Lane CC's Learning Garden) in by the last day of week 4 you will get 10 points off of your service learning total of 100 points. It would be better if you got this in to me in the first 2 weeks of class!

• Please find the study guide document for our book at the bottom of this page where the "documents" section is located (alphabetized too) and answer at least one question from each chapter and bring your answers (be sure they are on a separate piece of paper from the study guide) and the study guide to class on week 2, you will not be turning in your answers. This will help for the class discussion on week 2 and it will help you with your understanding of the book's concepts and prepare you for the test's and quiz later.

  • Note: The gender section of this older text will be updated with a couple of articles that will address/acknowlege non-binary gender identity and pronouns and we will still include in our discussions the subject of sexism within the M/F binary as well (Binary:something having two parts).

  • Also, many of the articles on this site are updates to the book information as well, but much of the info. in this older text is still as relevant and important today as it was when it was first published. I will continue to add new articles to support your learning throughout the term.

• Read about the Article Reviews, film reviews and other class projects in section two called Graded Assignments for this class with instructions!

• Read about the Web Research and Review Project -https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxjb3VzYXJzfGd4OjJlZjVjM2EwZmVjYjZhMGI this will help you understand the project which is due by week 6. This is worth a lot of points and since it's a pretty easy project overall, I'm picky about the sustainable formatting. You will be using this formatting on all typed assignments that you choose to type (only extra credit and web reviews is mandatory for typing). It will lower your stress level if you choose not to procrastinate on this-if the formatting or printing seems difficult to figure out come to my office by at least the week before the deadline so I can show you how to do this-points will be deducted for those who choose to "whine" about the details (but didn't get help) at the time of turn in-so you can prevent the whine by getting help in advance if needed (:.

• Please keep all returned homework available, just in case I accidentally forget or make a mistake on your grade for an assignment (which I've been known to do from time to time :o), I will need this for proof that you actually did turn it in and I did give you the grade that you are saying you got!

• Turning in papers after class: You can turn in assignments at the Health/PE office (5/205) but do NOT use the stamp machine outside the office, have one of the people, Echo or Paula hand stamp the time date and put it in my mailbox. This is the date I will be looking for in terms of whether or not it is considered "on time" or "late".