Group novel studies project 15% see lecture schedule

Reading Strategy Sheet 10% Oct. 19

Annotated bibliography 10% Nov 23

Journal 10% once per term -- Nov 30 and March 21

Major project 20% Mar. 14

Final exam 20% April 4

Tutorial participation 15%

Due Dates: Extensions will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances.

Group Novel Studies Project

You will be part of a discussion group that will be responsible for a group Novel Presentation. The group will prepare and present a 30-minute in-class presentation/performance based on your group's interpretation of one of the novels listed below. The 30-minute time limit must include any discussion you hope to generate - practice your presentation before you give it.

The presentation may be dramatic, artistic, analytic or whatever the group chooses. It should aim to be both descriptive and analytical, as well as creative. Each member of the group must participate in both the preparation and the presentation. Your goal is not only to prepare your presentation/performance but to create a cooperative group process. (You will have some time in class for preparation but you should also arrange to meet outside of class with your group.)

You will be required to supply a written evaluation of your group project - one or two pages - due one week after your presentation. This is an opportunity for you to comment on the assignment and the distribution of labour in your group. Click here for more detailed information.

Novels [available in bookstore]:

Novels [available in bookstore – many of these should also be available secondhand]:

. Constance Bereseford-Howe, The Book of Eve

. Marlene Nourbese Philip, Harriet's Daughter

. Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own

. Valerie Solanis, Scum Manifesto

. Beatrice Culleton, In Search of April Raintree

. Maxine Hong Kingston, Woman Warrior

. Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House

. Edwidge Danticat, Krik? Krack!

. Taste This Collective, Boys Like Her

. Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea

JOURNAL requirement

You will be required to keep a journal. Journal writing will give you an opportunity to develop your thoughts about the readings, class discussions, and your own reactions to women's studies and feminism. The major purpose of the journal is for you to record the development of your thinking and imagination about women's studies and feminism. Journals are a useful forum to record personal reactions to material presented in class and on the readings. You can explore a new insight, work on uncomfortable feelings, or use the space to organize your ideas for papers and discussion. Entries can be very diverse: poetry, art work, newspapers clippings, etc. Express yourself, be creative! Reactions to the assigned readings must also be recorded. We expect you to respond to a majority of all assigned readings, including web resources. Journals will not be graded for content but will be evaluated in terms of your having met the requirements. The journal will constitute 10% of your grade (5% fall term, 5% winter term).

Major project

This will be either a formal essay or an equally rigorous project chosen in consultation with the teaching team. Details to come.