Houston, we have launch times! Please reference your astronaut's launch time below. (And remember, astronauts are required to arrive 15 minutes prior to the official launch time and depart immediately after the debrief with the international press!)
M2M Teams and Launch Times:
9-noon: Olympus
Amalia
Emma S.
Taryn
Unity
Lucy
Maddy
Jackie
Lilly
Anja
1-4 pm: Achilles
Emma M.
Meena
Kathryn
Le'Jayah
Madeira
Louisa
Emily
Kimmy
Alice
5-8 pm: Titan
Sam
Gabby
Cecilia
Honoré
Traciemichael
Rhys
Lena
Hannah
9-midnight: Vesuvius
Gillia
Alaina
Thalia
Kayla
Clara
Gemma
Maya
Rose
Anna
Parents/ Significant Adults typically stay for the first thirty minutes of the mission and then arrive fifteen minutes early to retrieve their astronauts. That said, I can't guarantee that you'll be able to promptly pull yourself away once you see what we're up to! Consider yourself forewarned!
This is Commander McLaughlin...over and out!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The Mission Continues...Women's History Month
Ladies! I'll cut and paste here the handout I presented earlier this week which deals with your next challenge...an independent exploration of aspects of Women's History. You do not need to limit yourself to United States women's experience and are free to wax as creative as you dare with this! In order to thoroughly benefit from your adventure, please do pace yourself. You might also want to consider turning your packet in BEFORE heading off the Spring Break at the end of the month...just a thought.
BUT WAIT…THERE’S MORE!!
Women’s History Month 2008: THE MISSION CONTINUED!!
YOUR MARCH MISSION: To complete the following challenges within the merry month of MARCH and then submit your completed packet to the “Women Fly” folders on Monday, April 7th (…the first day after our Spring Break. Extra credit for those of your who submit your packet on Friday, March 28th.) Your goal will be to begin (or continue) a life-long awareness of the journey women have necessarily taken in order to arrive where they…where WE…find ourselves today. This challenge is by no means comprehensive or complete. I encourage you to find ways to augment this experience that are particularly meaningful to you on your journey.
1. VIEW AND THEN REVIEW A FILM THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES OR IS OBVIOULSY PRESENTED FROM A WOMAN’S POINT OF VIEW. (Use the Film Analysis sheet that you’re familiar with from our Black History project. I will resend that form in an email as well.)
Right off the top of my head, several interesting films come to mind: • Antonia’s Line • Thelma and Louise • The Color Purple • North Country • Boys on the Side • Clueless •HBO’s If These Walls Could Talk •Joy Luck Club •Fire/Earth/Water by Deepa Mehta…a great website that lists many Women’s Studies films is http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/FilmReviews/)
Also don’t overlook the myriad documentaries on women’s issues!
2. READ A NOVEL, MEMOIR, BIOGRAPHY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, NONFICTION ACCOUNT THAT HAS DIRECT RELEVANCE TO WOMEN’S EXPERIENCE. Write at least three Reading Journal entries as you read your selection: two to classmates and one to me. Of course, you may write even more as the spirit moves you. Also be ready to discuss the following points in small, informal group sessions:
a. What aspect of women’s experience was highlighted and/or powerfully portrayed in your reading selection?
b. What did you learn or were you made aware of for the first time through reading this selection?
c. What, if any, specific knowledge that you felt you already possessed was reinforced through your reading selection?
d. What questions were you left with when you finished your selection?
e. To what degree would you recommend this reading selection and why?
(Be sure that you write a book analysis, using our Reading Workshop Group site on GoodReads!)
3. PREPARE AND PRESENT AN IMPORTANT PIECE FROM THE CANON OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS LITERATURE/SPEECHES (OR ANYTHING THAT DIRECTLY PERTAINS TO WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN) AND BE READY TO RECITE IT THE WEEK OF MARCH 17TH. (Note: if your piece is particularly long, you may do an interpretative reading This assignment should feel familiar! Don’t forget to email me a Word Document attachment of your selection titled Your name + title of piece.)
Some examples of possible selections might be:
a. Susan B. Anthony of “Women’s Right to Vote”
http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/anthony-trial/6.html
b. Mother Jones: Labor Speech to Coal Miners http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/jones-coal-miner/index.html
c. Helen Keller: Strike Against War http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/strike-against-war/index.html
d. Ursula LeGuin: A Left-Handed Commencement Address Mills College, Mills College, Oakland, Calif., 1983 http://gos.sbc.edu/l/leguin.html
e. Lucretia Mott: Discourse On Woman http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/discourse-on-woman/index.html
f. Shirley Chisholm’s 1969 Speech to Congress, “Equal Rights for Women”
(http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/equal-rights-for-women/index.html)
…to name ONLY A FEW!!
(SEE ME WITH YOUR OWN IDEAS FOR THIS SECTION OF THE CHALLENGE… I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU INTRODUCE US TO SOMETHING NEW AND IMPORTANT!)
4. PRESENT A SONG OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE TO A WOMAN’S JOURNEY OR EXPERIENCE. (Due in class the week of March 24th; please email me the title of your song along with the performer’s name AND a Word Document attachment of the lyrics by Monday at 3:30 pm. Again, be sure to title your document with Your name + name of song…you know the drill!)
Some examples might be:
• When I Was a Boy by Dar Williams
• All American Girl by Melissa Etheridge
• Your Revolution by Sarah Jones
• Talk to Me Now Ani DiFranco
• Keep Young and Beautiful by Annie Lenox
• Sandra by Barry Manilow (great rendition by Dusty Springfield)
• At Seventeen by Janis Ian
• Honest Lullaby Joan Baez
• He Thinks He’ll Keep Her by Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves by Aretha Franklin
…but don’t get me started!! ☺ Here’s an idea: Ask your mothers or other “older” women in your lives for their favorite songs…they’ll have amazing possibilities to share, I’m sure!
5. WRITTEN REFLECTION (1-3 pages, word-processed, double spaced):
Elaine Gill noted: If you have any doubts that we live in a society controlled by men, try reading down the index of contributors to a volume of quotations, looking for women's names. While there’s truth to Elaine’s observation, there are also countless quotes by women that serve to instruct and inspire. Your task is to search out these quotes. (My personal favorite: I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. – Rebecca West) Select one that seems to resonate with you and then write a reflection examining why. Your essay should include:
• An introduction that presents the quote you’re considering
• An explanation of what the quote means in general terms
• An examination of what the quote means specifically to you
• A pithy conclusion suggesting how the quote will carry or accompany you on your ongoing journey as a young woman
Make this reflection a meaningful one to write as well as read!
OR:
Interview an honored elder of the female persuasion (ie an older woman you know!) about her experiences growing up and/or some salient, marking moment in her past - that kind of thing. Then write a reflection based on that interview. Your essay should include:
• An introduction that presents your interviewee: how you know her, why you chose her, etc.
• An explanation of what aspects of her story seemed particularly applicable to a consideration of women’s experience
• An examination of what her experiences suggest to you about women’s journeys…How has society or our shared culture evolved since the era she described? How are things different (or subtly the same) for you today?
• A pithy conclusion tying it all together!
Again, make this reflection a meaningful one to write as well as read!
BUT WAIT…THERE’S MORE!!
Women’s History Month 2008: THE MISSION CONTINUED!!
YOUR MARCH MISSION: To complete the following challenges within the merry month of MARCH and then submit your completed packet to the “Women Fly” folders on Monday, April 7th (…the first day after our Spring Break. Extra credit for those of your who submit your packet on Friday, March 28th.) Your goal will be to begin (or continue) a life-long awareness of the journey women have necessarily taken in order to arrive where they…where WE…find ourselves today. This challenge is by no means comprehensive or complete. I encourage you to find ways to augment this experience that are particularly meaningful to you on your journey.
1. VIEW AND THEN REVIEW A FILM THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES OR IS OBVIOULSY PRESENTED FROM A WOMAN’S POINT OF VIEW. (Use the Film Analysis sheet that you’re familiar with from our Black History project. I will resend that form in an email as well.)
Right off the top of my head, several interesting films come to mind: • Antonia’s Line • Thelma and Louise • The Color Purple • North Country • Boys on the Side • Clueless •HBO’s If These Walls Could Talk •Joy Luck Club •Fire/Earth/Water by Deepa Mehta…a great website that lists many Women’s Studies films is http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/FilmReviews/)
Also don’t overlook the myriad documentaries on women’s issues!
2. READ A NOVEL, MEMOIR, BIOGRAPHY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, NONFICTION ACCOUNT THAT HAS DIRECT RELEVANCE TO WOMEN’S EXPERIENCE. Write at least three Reading Journal entries as you read your selection: two to classmates and one to me. Of course, you may write even more as the spirit moves you. Also be ready to discuss the following points in small, informal group sessions:
a. What aspect of women’s experience was highlighted and/or powerfully portrayed in your reading selection?
b. What did you learn or were you made aware of for the first time through reading this selection?
c. What, if any, specific knowledge that you felt you already possessed was reinforced through your reading selection?
d. What questions were you left with when you finished your selection?
e. To what degree would you recommend this reading selection and why?
(Be sure that you write a book analysis, using our Reading Workshop Group site on GoodReads!)
3. PREPARE AND PRESENT AN IMPORTANT PIECE FROM THE CANON OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS LITERATURE/SPEECHES (OR ANYTHING THAT DIRECTLY PERTAINS TO WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN) AND BE READY TO RECITE IT THE WEEK OF MARCH 17TH. (Note: if your piece is particularly long, you may do an interpretative reading This assignment should feel familiar! Don’t forget to email me a Word Document attachment of your selection titled Your name + title of piece.)
Some examples of possible selections might be:
a. Susan B. Anthony of “Women’s Right to Vote”
http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/anthony-trial/6.html
b. Mother Jones: Labor Speech to Coal Miners http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/jones-coal-miner/index.html
c. Helen Keller: Strike Against War http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/strike-against-war/index.html
d. Ursula LeGuin: A Left-Handed Commencement Address Mills College, Mills College, Oakland, Calif., 1983 http://gos.sbc.edu/l/leguin.html
e. Lucretia Mott: Discourse On Woman http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/discourse-on-woman/index.html
f. Shirley Chisholm’s 1969 Speech to Congress, “Equal Rights for Women”
(http://www.infoplease.com/t/hist/equal-rights-for-women/index.html)
…to name ONLY A FEW!!
(SEE ME WITH YOUR OWN IDEAS FOR THIS SECTION OF THE CHALLENGE… I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU INTRODUCE US TO SOMETHING NEW AND IMPORTANT!)
4. PRESENT A SONG OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE TO A WOMAN’S JOURNEY OR EXPERIENCE. (Due in class the week of March 24th; please email me the title of your song along with the performer’s name AND a Word Document attachment of the lyrics by Monday at 3:30 pm. Again, be sure to title your document with Your name + name of song…you know the drill!)
Some examples might be:
• When I Was a Boy by Dar Williams
• All American Girl by Melissa Etheridge
• Your Revolution by Sarah Jones
• Talk to Me Now Ani DiFranco
• Keep Young and Beautiful by Annie Lenox
• Sandra by Barry Manilow (great rendition by Dusty Springfield)
• At Seventeen by Janis Ian
• Honest Lullaby Joan Baez
• He Thinks He’ll Keep Her by Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves by Aretha Franklin
…but don’t get me started!! ☺ Here’s an idea: Ask your mothers or other “older” women in your lives for their favorite songs…they’ll have amazing possibilities to share, I’m sure!
5. WRITTEN REFLECTION (1-3 pages, word-processed, double spaced):
Elaine Gill noted: If you have any doubts that we live in a society controlled by men, try reading down the index of contributors to a volume of quotations, looking for women's names. While there’s truth to Elaine’s observation, there are also countless quotes by women that serve to instruct and inspire. Your task is to search out these quotes. (My personal favorite: I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. – Rebecca West) Select one that seems to resonate with you and then write a reflection examining why. Your essay should include:
• An introduction that presents the quote you’re considering
• An explanation of what the quote means in general terms
• An examination of what the quote means specifically to you
• A pithy conclusion suggesting how the quote will carry or accompany you on your ongoing journey as a young woman
Make this reflection a meaningful one to write as well as read!
OR:
Interview an honored elder of the female persuasion (ie an older woman you know!) about her experiences growing up and/or some salient, marking moment in her past - that kind of thing. Then write a reflection based on that interview. Your essay should include:
• An introduction that presents your interviewee: how you know her, why you chose her, etc.
• An explanation of what aspects of her story seemed particularly applicable to a consideration of women’s experience
• An examination of what her experiences suggest to you about women’s journeys…How has society or our shared culture evolved since the era she described? How are things different (or subtly the same) for you today?
• A pithy conclusion tying it all together!
Again, make this reflection a meaningful one to write as well as read!
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