1. AGENDA New seating chart (4 th period) Senior Project Reminders “When Did Girls Start Wearing Pink?” Modes of Communication LEARNING FOCUS FOR TODAY Explore how gender norms impact the ways in which men and women communication LAST CLASS: Judith Butler “Phylosophe” NEXT CLASS: Brooks “Honor Code” Exploring gender norms and expectations in schooling REMINDERS “GRADUATION IS ONLY A CONCEPT. IN REAL LIFE EVERY DAY YOU GRADUATE. GRADUATION IS A PROCESS THAT GOES ON UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. IF YOU CAN GRASP THAT, YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.” ARIE PENCOVICI DATE April 6, 2015 HOMEWORK Edit and resume. Due tonight in turnitin.com by 11:59pm Do Now Take one of each handout from the front desk and wait for my instructions.

2. On the back, write your reactions to the piece. What stood out to you? What, if anything, shocked you? Did anything change your perspective? The author suggests that gendered clothing shifts with each changing generation and proves ample examples of that change. What changes do you see with your generation? Provide examples.

3. On the board, list what you consider to be effective means of communication and ineffective means of communication. Effective Means of Communication Ineffective Means of Communication

4. If you had to characterize your communication style by type, which of the following would you choose and why? o Passive o Assertive o Aggressive o Passive Aggressive

6. At the beginning of the unit, several of you chose to respond to the following quickwrite: One or two generations ago, men and women seemed to have firmer codes for how to behave: men could be loud and assertive, while women were expected to dress modestly and to use a feminine voice. Do you think these traditional “rules” for male and female behavior still hold true today? What can you point to as support for your position? Discuss in relationship to methods of communication.

7. Discuss with a partner your ideas of why Tannen devotes the majority of her article to analyzing women’s speech. Does this rhetorical choice strengthen or undermine the persuasiveness of her argument? Have your ideas about language use and gender shifted in any way as result of reading Tannen’s text? Why or why not?