Week 3

He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that
he did not know where he ended and she began.

—Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

Week 3
M 2.8
READ: CR—“Talk in the Intimate Relationship: His and Hers” by Deborah Tannen, “Libation as Liberation?” by Barbara Ehrenreich, “Red Sex, Blue Sex” by Margaret Talbot; PT, p. 77-102
IN-CLASS: Essay discussion; Lecture—“Steps of the Writing Process, Pt. I”; Preview—Research Paper

W 2.10
READ: CR—“War Stories” by Tobias Wolff, “The Backlash Against Circumcision” by Jeninne Lee-St. John, “The Men We Carry in Our Minds” by Scott Russell Sanders; PT, p. 103-132
IN-CLASS: Reading discussion; Sample PowerPoint presentation; Presentation sign-ups; Lecture—“Steps of the Writing Process, Pt. II”
DUE: Journal 1

UPCOMING:

Week 4

M 2.15
NO CLASS—Furlough Day (University-wide)

W 2.17
READ: CR—“Being a Man” by Paul Theroux, “Taking Off the Gender Straightjacket” by William S. Pollack, “The Myth About Boys” by David Von Drehle, “Three Fathers” by Kevin Sweeney, “The Problem with Boys” by Tom Chiarella, “The Amazing Tale of the High School Quarterback Turned Lesbian Filmmaker” by Rick Moody; PT, p. 133-192
IN-CLASS: Reading discussion; Lecture—“Steps of the Writing Process, Pt. III”