Monday, September 21, 2015

9/22 HW for 9/29

Homework

1) New Journal Entry (pick one)
     - Women's rights
     - Talk to an older woman in your family about women's rights in         Taiwan
     - Talk to your family or friends about the Syrian Refugee Crisis       and write down what they say
     - Some other international news that is interesting to you or very        important

2) Prepare for your presentation

Monday, September 14, 2015

Research and Presentations

Pick a topic related to women's rights and find the answers to the following questions:

What is the background of the issue?
1) What is the issue?
2) Why is it a major problem?
3) Where is it a problem? When did it start?
4) Why hasn't it been solved yet?


What are some previous solutions to the problem?
1) What has been done before?
2) What is being done now?
3) By whom (for both questions)?


What more can be done about this problem?
1) What practical solutions can improve this problem?
2) What specific changes will help this problem?

Presentation Topics and Schedule:


Tessa, Christina, Sunny, Jenny
 "Pressure to Get Married After 30"
9/22
Sammi, Ella, Angela, Jannie, Andy
 "Women Aren't Trusted as Leaders in Business"
9/22
Sylvia, Sherry, Sandy, Cody
 "Access to Education for Young Girls"
9/29
Wendy, Sharon, Mandy, Jolin
 "Less Opportunity to Participate in Politics"
9/29
Veronica, Tina, Laura
 "Cultural Practices that are Abusive Towards Women"
10/13
Rebecca, Icy, Polly, Jocelyn
 "How does Culture Affect Women's Rights?"
10/13


Monday, September 7, 2015

9/8 --> 9/15 Homework

Homework 

1) Watch/read the news (TV, computer, newspaper, etc)
2) Find one piece of international news
3) Write about it in your journal
4) Write what you think about the news


For Next Week
1) Ask your mother/grandmother/any older woman: "What has changed about women's rights in your lifetime? What do you think about this?"

Weekly Journals

Write bi-weekly (once every two weeks)
Due next week (9/15) and then every other week after that
This is part of your writing grade for this class

What should you write about?
-        Watch the news
-        Write about one thing that is happening (1/2)
-        Write about what you think about this event (1/2)

-        News should be international news