Course Objectives: SSOC 22301 Women Writers A Medley of Voices Kay Fowler
Upon successful completion of this course, students will
1.  be able to recognize and appreciate the breadth, depth, variety, and remarkable contribution that women writers have made to the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the U.S. from the seventeenth century to the present

2. Analyze implications of gender in the themes and styles of women's writing

3. Identify themes and issues of race, class, age, sexuality in women's writings

4. Identify characteristics of different writing genres

5. Identify distinctive styles, themes, and goals of individual women's voices

6.  Recognize and value the frequent sense of community participation and responsibility found in much of women¹s writings and works.

7. Read and analyze more skillfully and contextually.

8. Write more clearly, forcefully and effectively with attention to audience, logic, evidence, and style.

9. Be able to work successfully with a team of other students to analyze texts, research information, and produce hands-on collaborative projects.

10. Be aware of and exposed to the rich variety of resources for encountering women¹s voices beyond the curriculum.

11 Be able to explicate a poem.

12.  Recognize commonalities and intersections around diverse voices

12. Voice their own thinking, visions, and activism

13. Understand and be able to explain the key themes, stylistic features, and major plot elements of one extended narrative in oral format and in a brief written introductory guide to the narrative

14. Have developed collectively a resource pack of material on 20+ women's narratives which will be available through the web

15. Express how their perceptions about "women's voices" have changed or been refined as a result of this class

16.  Be comfortable and competent in the use of the WebCT electronic teaching tools