Since Paper 2 asks my students to answer the question, "why get married?" and to give me grounds to defend marriage I have decided to read a few stories that may help them get started on the subject: 1. Kate Chopin, The Storm: woman, at home; man, outside....

Today, we studied three texts dealing with the theme of Personal Justice: Spanish Roulette: “Spanish Roulette” by Ed Vega is the short story of a young, ‘spic’ poet named Sixto whose sister has recently been raped by a local gang member and dealer. Sixto...

Today, I met with students in a computer room (for the class that is not held in a computer lab). We used wiki as a space where students could read each other's paper and comment on it. This avoids the hard copy issue (some students forget to bring a...

Today, students used Powerpoint to present a topic and make a claim about an issue on Theme 3: Gender and Marriage. I had very constructive remarks on topics like Gay Adoption rights, Gay marriages, Stereotypes about Men and Women in today's society,...

Today, we started working on the idea of marriage and the social conventions associated with the idea of marriage. Students will have to answer the question Why Get Married in their second paper. Therefore, I have tried to use the following stories as...

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