Thank you for a great class...

Hope you enjoyed the class as much as I did.

Your grades will be input sometime tomorrow (Wednesday). Keep an eye out for a last minute email from me in case I have a question about something.

Have a great summer. Please keep in touch.

Expository Essay Extra-Credit

Prompt:

Guyland is the world in which young men live. It is both a stage of life, a liminal undefined time span between adolescence and adulthood that can often stretch for a decade or more, and a place, or, rather, a bunch of places where guys gather to be guys with each other, unhassled by the demands of parents, girlfriends, jobs, kids, and the other nuisances of adult life. In this topsy-turvy, Peter-Pan mindset, young men shirk the responsibilities of manhood and remain fixated on the trappings of boyhood, while the boys they still are struggle heroically to prove that they are real men despite all the evidence to the contrary.

—Michael Kimmel,
Guyland: The Perilous World
Where Boys Become Men

Write a well-developed essay in which you 1) explain the meaning of the passage, referring to specific ideas and phrases; and 2) drawing on your own personal experiences, observations, and readings, discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the passage.

Due: Submit via email by Friday, May 21 at midnight

Week 17

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy.
No man does. That's his.

—Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest

Week 17
M 5.17
IN-CLASS: Course review, Presentations (Sec. 67: Katie A., Eric A., Sharon S., David K., Ryan A.; Sec. 69: Anthony L., Dante N., Justin L., Kate E., Evan C.)
Note:

• Research paper due via email by midnight on Wednesday, May 19th
  
• Expository essay extra-credit due via email by midnight on Friday, May 21st

Wednesday, May 19th by Midnight

That is the NEW time your research paper is due. Be sure to email me by midnight.

Hope the extra time helps. Good luck!

For Your FInal Exam...

Below I've attached the sample prompts we discussed in class yesterday. I've also included the rubric from which your essay will be scored.

Sample prompt A
Sample prompt B
Final exam rubric

I've also included a sample essay. It's for the 1A exam, but obviously the goals are the same.

Sample 1A prompt
Sample 1A essay

Finally, see you in BBC 130 @ 10 AM this Saturday.

Week 16

Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.

Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy

Week 16

M 5.10
IN-CLASS: Final Exam Prep; Writers workshop; Presentations: Zack A., Andrew D., Yuna K.; Sec. 69: Colleen C.; Christina G.; Viviana R.)
DUE: Bring in three copies of the first eight pages of your research paper

W 5.12
IN-CLASS: Presentations (Sec. 67: Nathalie A., Jonathan C., Jefferson B.; Sec. 69: Ian T., Stephanie G., Rachel G., Jeffrey N.)

S 5.15
FINAL EXAM: Time and location TBA (Bring a yellow book)

UPCOMING:

Week 17
M 5.17
IN-CLASS: Course review, Presentations (Sec. 67: Katie A., Eric A., Sharon S., David K., Ryan A.; Sec. 69: Anthony L., Dante N., Justin L., Kate E., Evan C.)
DUE: Research Paper

Note: Expository essay extra-credit due via email by midnight on Friday the 21st

Assignment: Research Paper

After choosing one of the previously posted prompts (here and here), you will write a 10-page research paper on a gender-related issue.

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum of ten pages in length
• MLA style, including parenthetical citation (Note: Papers lacking citations will result in an automatic "F")
• Minimum of 6 outside sources (do not list Wikipedia as a source), listed in an attached MLA works cited page

Look for examples of MLA style, parenthetical citation, and works cited pages under "Writing Resources"

Analytical Requirements:

• Provide a clear thesis, making an arguable statement about your topic
• Include contextual information about your subject, as well as potential future outcomes
• End with a conclusion that illustrates your understanding of the complexities of your topic

Due: 12.15.09 (No late papers accepted)