Herland and Utopias

Monday, February 25, 2013

Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable break. The next two weeks are going to be busy and demanding, but I know you will work hard to complete your assignments.

This is my belief:
"I believe so much in your potential that I will make demands of you and accept only the best that you can produce."- Unknown

Agenda:

-We will begin our discussion of Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman this week. Please go down to the library and check out a copy of the book.

-You will break into small groups and create an ideal society (utopia) based on the sex you are assigned

Things to Consider: 

Government Structure

Religion

Gender Roles

Economics 

-Each group will share the list of things their utopia would include... BE PREPARED TO PRESENT TODAY!

WHAT IS A UTOPIA?

Utopia= an ideal society

• The word was first discussed by Sir Thomas More in his piece titled Utopia in 1516

Utopian Fiction= creation of an ideal society, which serves as the setting for a piece of writing

Feminist Utopia= is a sub genre of Utopian fiction

HOMEWORK:

-Herland Chapters 1& 2

Herland by Gilman (link to the book if you did not get a hard copy)

-Keep working on your multi-genre projects. Due 3/8- NO EXCEPTIONS!