Day 1 Reflection

For Monday I passed out the syllabus and ran through that. There were a few questions, but none that led me to believe that the syllabus was confusing.
I talked a bit about me, but kept it brief.
We talked about what people think of when they think of Native Americans and Native women. The responses were what I expected, for the most part, as many people think of the generic things like teepees, buffaloes, feathered headdresses, Pocahontas, high cheekbones, body art, long black hair, deerskins, babies, etcetera. However, I was quite taken with a couple of responses, particularly a couple of responses: they think of land, murder and tribal symbols.
Then, I talked about feminism. I had them do a freewrite about feminism and what their reactions/thought about it were. Then, using the Oxford English Dictionary, I gave them a definition and then broke it down a bit. Afterwards, we talked about "famous" feminists, many of whom the students seemed to recognize.
So far, participation seems great, students are willing to contribute.

Welcome

Welcome to WRA 125, Section 006. As you know, we will be using blogs this semester to record our reflections on class activities, discussions, assignments and readings from the previous day. You can choose to record your reflections using whatever blog you'd like, however I will need to know the URL in order to see that you've completed your reflections so you may get credit. I will also be using a blog (I like Blogger, but in the past have also used Xanga and LiveJournal) to reflect upon prior classes. The first 15 minutes of every class will be reserved for you to write in your blog. You may choose to make your blog private, however, at the end of the semester you will need to make it visible to me.
I look forward to reading your thoughtful responses. Feel free to write about whatever you like, regarding the class.
**If you are going to write about other classmates, make sure NOT to use their name and please be respectful AT ALL TIMES or else you will NOT get credit!