Q/W: Double Standard
(NB16)
 Define
double standard (use synonyms)
 Give an example of it, either personal or
public.
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(Help: Think of a time in your life when you
felt you were treated unfairly. What was the
situation (the double standard)? Explain how it
made you feel and how you responded.)
And Ain’t I a
Woman?
Sojourner Truth
Meet Sojourner Truth
 Lit.
(NB 16)
Book 344: Read background information
 Jot down 5 facts about Sojourner Truth
And Ain’t I a Woman
 Read
page 346
 Complete the SOAPStone chart (NB 17)
 Outline the argument by indicating 3 of her
objections and counter-arguments (NB 18)
Objections
Counter-arguments
 Groups
answer following questions with a
quote and explanation (347) (NB 18 when graded):
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Groups
Groups
Groups
Groups
1
2
3
4
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5:
6:
7:
8:
Q. 1 and 5
Q. 2 and 6
Q. 3 and 7
Q. 4 and 8
 Think
of situations that you find
unfair/inconstant, a standard that allows
one person to do/say something while it
does not allow another person of different
color, ethnicity, age, gender to do/say the
same
 Possible Topics:
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Parents (chores; rules; etc.)
Siblings (treatment)
Coaches (preferences)
Society (laws; school rules; curfew)
Men and Women (dating; sports; jobs)
HW: Double Standard Speech
 Mimic
Truth’s speech
 See Handout for directions
 Speech must be typed
 Due 1/28 (A)
Q&A: Chopin The Story of an Hour
(NB 26-27)
 Review
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assigned group question.
As a group, respond to it in at least 5
sentences. Use at least one quote from the
story to help the point.
 Prepare
your group’s response for
presentation.
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Take notes on all responses.
 Lit.
Term: Irony—what is it?
 Answer final question: The last line of the story is
this: "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart
disease-of joy that kills." In what ways is this an ironic
statement? What is gained by having the doctors make such a
statement rather than putting it in the mouths of Josephine or
Richards?