ONE Discussion Board Posting (70 Points): I will assign each of you ONE WEEK for which I would like you to lead discussion by presenting insights into the week's reading, and we will begin this week as students begin checking-in; I will only assign you a question after you have checked in and posted an introduction, as directed. I will post a general question, and would like you to construct an answer that you can support with points from the assigned reading. The idea here is to make an argument, to have a point of view, and to support it with examples from the reading (examples from text with page numbers noted). Please DO NOT USE information from sources other than our text, and please, NO wickedpedia!
Three tightly woven paragraphs will do it--one introductory, laying out your argument; one tight paragraph with a listing of your evidence, and one to conclude, to bring together all your points. The idea here is to be persuasive.
An "A" posting reveals a sophisticated knowledge of the reading, time spent thinking about class questions, and a well structured and persuasive argument. A "B" posting is a strong argument with some evidence presented; and a "C" posting reflects very general argument with some points from reading included. A "D" posting is a poorly supported argument, and a Fail reflects no informed knowledge of the subject.
Reacting to Discussion Board Postings (120 Points): These are points for responding to the Discussion Board Postings--thoughtful points posted at least TEN times in the upcoming weeks will get you all of these points. These points are basically given for participation, though I reserve the right to withold points for hastily posted words that have not been thought through.
IMPORTANT DISCUSSION DUE DATES FOR ASSIGNED QUESTION AND QUESTION COMMENTS:
Discussion Questions #1-4 (Due by 3/20 Saturday Midnight latest)
Discussion Questions 5-7 (Due by 3/27 Saturday Midnight latest)
Discussion Questions 8-9 (Due by 4/3 Saturday Midnight latest)
Discussion Questions 10-12 (Due by 4/17 Saturday Midnight latest)
Discussion Questions 13-16 (Due by 4/18 Sunday Midnight latest)
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QUEST #1
Carol Adde |
QUEST #2
Christy Perry |
QUEST #3
Jillian Anderson |
QUEST #4
Ethan Evans |
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QUEST #5
Jason McMurray |
QUEST #6
Carmen O'Leary |
QUEST #7
Brian Viggianelli |
QUEST #5
Jacquese Scott |
QUEST #6
Amber Moore |
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QUEST #8
Kelly Hazen |
QUEST #9
Raelynn Eubanks |
QUEST #8
Lusine
Sarkisian |
QUEST #9
Nancy Sandoval |
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QUEST #9
Rebeckah Hoffberg
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QUEST #8
Gabby Khachikian
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QUEST #10
MICHELLE DIRADOORIAN |
QUEST #11
Jacob Rivas |
QUEST #12
Sean Edmiston |
QUEST #13
Staci Yates |
QUEST #10
Fabian Arteaga |
QUEST #11
Natasha Wafford
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Mary Katherine Kasmarski
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QUEST #14
Linsey Gage |
QUEST #15
JANA GASIOR |
QUEST #16
Brian Merchan |
QUEST #14
Jennifer Rosendahl |
QUEST #15
Cristina Sandoval |
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Discussion Questions
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1. How does Bock's discussion of dichotomies reveal the changing nature of ideas regarding women's history since the 1970s?
2. What were the roles of Ojibwa women in the fur trade, and what do these roles tell us about the status of women in Native American societies?
3. What do you find to be the most compelling reason that European American women were accused of witchcraft, and what do the witchcraft accusations reveal about the status of women in European societies?
4. What are three characteristics you find most significant about women's work in European colonial societies? |
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5. Compare the impact of the American Revolution on European and African American women; did it affect them in similar or different ways?
6. What were the varieties of women's activism in the first half of the nineteenth century, and how did this activism lead to the Seneca Falls Women's Rights' Convention?
7. In what ways could African American women find some empowerment inside and outside of slavery? |
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8. Compare the roles of Northern and Southern white women during the Civil War.
9. Consider the experiences of Chinese and hispanic women--what do their experiences reveal about economic opportunities for women in the trans-Mississippi West? |
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10. Evaluate the economic opportunities for women in the turn-of-the-century world of corporate captialism--what were the positive and/ or negative aspects of their employment?
11. In what ways did women find political empowerment in the years between 1880 and 1920?
12. How did the Great Depression affect the family lives of women?
13. Evaluate the economic opportunities for women during WWII-what were the positive and/ or negative aspects of their employment? |
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14. How would you characterize the images of women's roles in the 1950s, and to what extent did these images portray the realities of women's lives?
15. What were the varieties of women's political activism in the 1960s and 1970s, and what do you find are the most significant reasons that women became political?
16. How does the rise of the New Right by the late 1970s and 1980s affect the Women's Movement? |
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