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English 103: Writing Gender

​Course Schedule
“I suppose that genre, like gender, with which it shares a root, is mostly a collection of lies we
have agreed to believe.”
- Eula Biss, “It Is What It Is”

Note: This is a tentative schedule that may be modified throughout the course. There are a lot of
uncertainties right now. We will be flexible and adapt as needed. Any schedule changes will be
communicated during Zoom, and/or via email, Canvas, our class website. An updated syllabus
will be provided by the instructor, but it is the student’s responsibility to stay up to date with any
changes made.

Week Date Topic Readings Due Assignments Due

1 Mon, Aug 31 Introductions
-Name Story: Power of
Mode: names and language
Zoom -Culture
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time Syllabus and Website

Wed, Sept 2 Introductions Review syllabus and browse

-Meanings behind ideas our class website and
canvas.
Mode: Syllabus Review
Zoom
8am-8:50am Class Discussion:
Pacific Time -Participation
-Community Guidelines:
Rules of Engagement
-Good writing vs. bad
writing
Fri, Sept 4 Creating Your Blog
Website

Mode: Blog Expectations

Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

2 Mon, Sept 7 (Labor Day. University

closed.)
No Class
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Wed, Sept 9 Class Discussion: ​What Academic article: ​Jeanne Find one quote about
is Rhetoric? Gunner and Doug Sweet’s rhetoric to share with
Mode: “The Basics of Rhetoric: the class.
Zoom Small group Rhetoric Author, Audience, and
8am-8:50am Activity: Purpose”
Pacific Time -Pathos, Ethos, Logos
-Audience
Fri, Sept 11 Writing and Academic article: ​Gunner,
Conventions Jeanne, and Doug Sweet.
Mode: “The Rhetorical Use of
Zoom Conventions.”
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

3 Mon, Sept 14 Watch Weebly tutorials Weebly Tutorials for

(if needed) and work on Beginners
No class creating your website
Asynchronous

Wed, Sept 16 Watch Weebly tutorials

and work on creating
No class your website
Asynchronous

Fri, Sept 18 Submit 1st blog post --> Blog # 1:​ Who Am I ?
(Remember to provide
No class a link to your blog
Asynchronous post under the Canvas
Discussions tab)
4 Mon, Sept 21 Class Discussion: ​What
is gender?
Mode: -Defining Terms
Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Wed, Sept 23 Class Discussion: ​The Planned Parenthood: “What Blog # 2:​ Genesis
Gender Spectrum. are gender roles and
Mode: -Where and how do we stereotypes?”
Zoom learn about Gender?
8am-8:50am Religious text: ​Holy Bible
Pacific Time “Genesis” (Ch 2, Ch 3)
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Fri, Sept 25 The Power of Language The Guardian: “Women and Blog #3:​ Comparisons
-Word choice Men: Duties in the Home -Reply to 1 peer
Mode: -Tone Comic"
Zoom -Voice
8am-8:50am Watch: ​TEDx​: ​“Why I’m
Pacific Time done trying to be man
enough”
5 Mon, Sept 28 Gender in Literature Article Review
- Article presentations + be prepared to
Mode: present and provide 1
Zoom discussion question
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Wed, Sept 30 Gender in Literature

-Article presentations
Mode:
Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Fri, Oct 2 Class Discussion, Watch:​ ​500 Days of

Gender in Film Summer
Mode: -Rhetoric in movies -Movie observation
Zoom discussion: ​500 Days of questions
8am-8:50am Summer
Pacific Time

6 Mon, Oct 5 Unit 1 Project: Blog #4​ Character

Personal Narrative and Rhetorical Analysis
Mode: Critique overview -Reply to 1 peer
Zoom -Outline
8am-8:50am -Free write
Pacific Time

Wed, Oct 7 Work on Unit 1 Project

No class
Asynchronous

Fri, Oct 9 Peer Review Unit 1 Project Draft

Workshop
Mode: -Small break out groups
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Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

7 Mon, Oct 12 Closing Thoughts and Unit 1 Project:

Unit 1 Debrief Personal Narrative
Mode: and Critique
Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Wed, Oct 14 Introduction to Gender Academic Article:​ “Genre

in Genre as Social Action” Carolyn
Mode: Miller
Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Fri, Oct 16 Rhetoric and Academic Article:

Multimodality “Multimodality.” ​College
Mode: -Article discussion Composition and
Zoom Communication
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

8 Mon, Oct 19 Rhetoric and Academic article: Blog #5: ​Meme

Multimodality Huntington, Heidi E. Rhetorical Analysis
Mode: -​Share memes in class “Subversive Memes: -Reply to 1 peer
Zoom Internet Memes as a Form of
8am-8:50am Visual Rhetoric.”
Pacific Time

Wed, Oct 21 Visual Rhetoric and The Washington Post: “How

Digital the Sexy Peach Joined the
Mode: Communication Resistance”
Zoom -Texting, emojis, logos
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Fri, Oct 23 Gender in Short “Analyzing the Short Story:

Stories Genre Conventions”
Mode:
Zoom Short story: ​The Awakening
8am-8:50am (Ch 3) by Kate Chopin
Pacific Time
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9 Mon, Oct 26 Gender in Short Short story: “Hills Like

Stories White Elephants” by Ernest
Mode: Hemingway
Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Wed, Oct 28 Gender in Science “Key Elements of Writing

Fiction Science Fiction” by
Mode: Georgina Roy
Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Fri, Oct 30 Gender in Science Short story: ​“When It

Fiction Changed” by Joanna Russ
Mode:
Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

10 Mon, Nov 2 Gender in Fantasy “​Elements of Fantasy: Blog #6: ​Genre

Writing a More Magical Critique
Mode: Story” -Reply to 1 peer
Zoom
8am-8:50am The Washington Post: “The
Pacific Time Arguments About Women in
Power in ‘Game of Thrones’
Wed, Nov 4 Gender in Romance Romance Writers of Find 1 romance
-Romance novel/short America: “About the novel, short story, or
Mode: story/movie sharing Romance Genre” movie ​that you’ve
Zoom read/ or seen to share
8am-8:50am and discuss with the
Pacific Time Unit 2 project: class.
Overview
From your story
consider these
questions:

1. What is the
author’s exigence?
Who is the intended
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audience?

2. How does the

rhetoric used to
describe the
characters convey a
message about
gender?

Fri, Nov 6 Work on Unit 2 Project:

Genre Short Story
No class
Asynchronous

11 Mon, Nov 9 In class reading of Unit 2 Project:

short stories Genre Short Story
Mode:
Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Wed, Nov 11 In class reading of Unit 2 Project:

short stories Genre Short Story
Mode:
Zoom
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Fri, Nov 13 Gender, Identity, and Academic Article:​“Rhetoric

Society Introduction and Argumentation” by
Mode: David Fleming from ​A
Zoom Rhetoric and Guide to Composition
8am-8:50am Argumentation Pedagogies​.
Pacific Time

12 Mon, Nov 16 Social-Epistemic Academic Article:

Rhetoric and “Rhetoric and Ideology in
Mode: Intersectionality the Writing Class.” James
Zoom Berlin
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time Feminist Rhetoric ThoughtCo: “Feminist
Rhetoric” by Richaed
Nordquist
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Wed, Nov 18 Class Discussion: Psychology Today: “Can

Gender, Sexuality, and Men and Women Be
Mode: Friendship Friends?”
Zoom
8am-8:50am Can Men and Women be Psychology Today: “Can
Pacific Time Friends? And what do Men and Women Be
gender roles have to do Friends?”
with this?
Fri, Nov 20 Gender Identity and Africana Feminisms: “Black
Sexuality Queen Magic: Drag And Ru
Mode: Paul’s Drag Race as Black
Zoom Feminist Action” by
8am-8:50am Michael O’Neill
Pacific Time

13 Mon, Nov 23

(Thanksgiving
Break, No
class)

Wed, Nov 25

(No class)

Fri, Nov 27

(No class)
14 Mon, Nov 30 Class Discussion:​ How Harvard Political Review: Blog #7:​ Opinion
do Gender Roles “If We Want Equality, Then -Reply to 1 peer
Mode: Contribute to We Must Stop Perpetuating
Zoom Inequality? Gender Roles” by Nian Hu
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time

Wed, Dec 2 The Gender War The New Yorker: “How

-Why there’s so much Abortion Changed the Arc
Mode: contention in topics of Women’s Lives by Katha
Zoom around gender. Pollitt
8am-8:50am
Pacific Time Watch:​ ​TEDx: “Me Too is
Movement not a moment”
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Fri, Dec 4 Unit 3: Research Paper

Review
Mode: -Choose one
Zoom marginalized subject
8am-8:50am regarding gender
Pacific Time

15 Mon, Dec 7 Writers Workshop Drafts

Wed, Dec 9 Writers Workshop Drafts

Fri, Dec 11 Writers Workshop Drafts

16 Mon, Dec 14 Unit 3: Final

Research Paper due
Finals week by midnight.