High School Confidential

For Monday, blog your answers to the Questions 1-8 on pdf page 886. If anyone has the time and inclination, watch Election and report back to the class. Is it as good as DeHighnby says it is?

There is No Unmarked Woman

Charge of the jumpsuits!

So, this idea of marked and unmarked gender styles is interesting. The more I think about it, the more I think it is true. But Deborah Tannen's article (p 590 on the PDF or 552) is constructed in an interesting manner as well. To examine that structure and the techniques she used to get her point across, blog the questions 1-8 on page 594-5 or 556-7.

Human Barbie: Creepy

I Want a Wife

Mr. Mom: 1983

Now that we've read I Want A Wife. Please do the Exploring the Text questions (1-2, 4-6, 8) on page 541 (PDF pg 579) of the Language of Comp 2nd Ed.

We talked about question 7 a bit in class, and #3 just didn't make the cut. Poor #3. ;)