EvewasnottakenoutofAdam’sheadtotophim, neitheroutofhisfeettobetrampledonbyhim, butoutofhissidetobeequalwithhim, underhisarmtobeprotectedbyhim, andnearhishearttobelovedbyhim.
—MatthewHenry
UnitGoals
Afterlearningtheunit, studentsareexpectedtobeable
·tounderstandwomen’scharacteristicsandstatus,
·toknowDorisLessingandherwritingskills,
·toidentifygenderandclassconflictsintheselection,
·toappreciateJaneAustenandhertypicalconcerns,
·tomastertheusefulexpressionsinthewritings, and
·toimprovelanguageproficiencyandcriticalthinkingthroughthecontentofthisunit.
BeforeYouRead
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1)Howaremenandwomendifferent? Canthesedifferentcharacteristicsjustifygenderdiscriminationagainstwomen?
2)Whatfemininequalitiesortraitsattractmen? Why?
3)Whatdoes “NewWomen”mean?
4)Howdoyouviewclassdivision? Doyouthinkcertainpeopleareinferiortoothersduetotheircareersorpersonalbackgrounds? Whyorwhynot?
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1) Nomatterwhatawomanlookslike, ifshe’sconfident, she’ssexy.—ParisHilton
2) MenarefromMars; WomenarefromVenus.—JohnGray
3) Thefearofwomenisthebeginningofknowledge.—GelettBurgess
4) Youaregoingtowomen? Donotforgetthewhip!—FriedrichNietzsche
5) Don’’texist.—CharlesBukowski
, ontheInternetorinthelibrary, , herwritingstylesandspecialconcerns.
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