Download, Read, and Mark Up, from the Core Canon,
Because Paper One is due today, I want you to read this document to get a quick sense of it. I'm not going to ask you to place it in your dropbox until before the second class for the week. We're moving back in time, and this reading is in "English" English--which will make it a wee bit more difficult for you. What I want you to do, this time around is to read the eighty-one paragraphs, (nicely numbered for you) and get a sense of what her general complaints are. How many times does she blame the men for the situation, and how many times does she blame the women? Does she sometimes blame both? You might make your notes in the shape of a little chart. Bring your notes with you to class on a sheet or two of paper. We'll go over the ideas one by one, with as much time as we have. MAKE SURE THAT YOU NOTICE SHE MAKES DISTINCTIONS BASED UPON SOCIAL CLASS.
Download, Read, and Mark Up, and Add to your Drop Box from the Core Canon,
This time I want you to read the Vindication a second time--using a little more precision and a little more analytical approach. What I want you to do is think about the relationship between men and women today. Are some of Wollstonecraft's complaints still valid today? If so which ones? You can think about a number of things--popular culture (what you see on the TV or in the Movies, or hear in pop songs), what you see on campus, and your own experiences, on campus especially). This document is over 200 years old. How much have things changed. Times having changed, are there any of Wollstonecraft's theses with which you disagree? She could have been dead wrong about male/female relationships in some ways--then, and now. Mark up your copy with the tools you have, (highlighting and sticky notes especially) and add it to the drop box. I'm going to find it very interesting to hear your ideas and observations.
