Class 21EWRT 1B

AGENDA Terms test 1-3 (You may take one) Terms for exam 4 Discussion: Gentleman’s Agreement Grades

Terms’ Exam You have 20 minutes to take your exam.

Terms:17. Scenario: an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, which provides particulars about characters, settings, and situation. The term is most often used for the detailed script of a film or a treatment setting forth the action in the sequence it is to follow with detailed descriptions of scenes and characters, and actual works. Sometimes the plot of a film or television show is loosely called a scenario.18. Simile: a figure of speech in which two things, essentially different but thought to be alike in one or more respects, are compared using “like,” “as,” “as if,” or “such” for the purpose of explanation, allusion, or ornament.

19. Style: a manner of putting thoughts into words or the characteristic mode of construction and expression in writing and speaking. The term is also used for the characteristics of a literary selection that concern the form of expression rather than the thought conveyed. Style is usually defined by the writer’s choice of words, figures of speech, devices, and the shaping of the sentences and paragraphs. Sometimes, styles are classified according to time period or individual writers.20. Theme : the central and dominating idea in a literary work. A theme may also be a short essay such as a composition. In addition, the term means a message or moral implicit in any work of art.

In this movie, the main character both reverse passes and refuses to pass. How is this possible?

How does his behavior affect his identity, his family, and his intimate relationship?

How can we compare Phil to Sui Sin Far? How does each

resist passing? What behaviors

can you specifically identify?

Consider the time periods: Far wrote “Leaves”

in 1890 Hobson wrote

Gentlemen’s Agreement in 1946

Do their motivations differ?

Thinking about PassingWhat is it exactly?

What is Identity?

When is Identity “real” and when is it constructed”

Consider the identity of Dr. Lieberman, the Jewish physicist in Gentleman’s Agreement, who says,

“I have no religion so I am not Jewish by religion. Further, I am a scientist, so I must rely on science, which tells me I am not Jewish by race, since there is no such thing as a distinct Jewish race. There is not even such a thing as a Jewish type. Well, my crusade will have a certain charm. I will simply go forth and state that I am not a Jew. With my face, that becomes not an evasion but a new principle, a scientific principle“?

What is his fixed identity category?Would he be passing if he simply stated he was not a Jew based on his lack of religion and his scientific assertion that there is no Jewish race?

Are our identities on the inside or the outside? Are transgender people

passing? If so, what is the fixed

identity category? What is the passing

category?

Can a bio male or female person have the identity of “trans” without being called a passer?

How, then, can we parallel this trans identity and trans passing scenario to racial identity and racial passing?

Is a person who looks white but is of African American lineage, also “trans”? When can this person be “white” without being called a passer? OR should he or she identify as trans (racial)?

Is Race “Real” or Constructed?

• If race is constructed, is Jack passing?

• Is Coleman Silk?

• Can Sui Sin Far refuse to pass if race is constructed?

Disruption or Stabilization?

Does this ability to identify as trans (sexual, gender, racial, ethnic)and pass or not pass disrupt identity categories? How?

Talking about GradesGroan……

Grading for this class will be based on a 1000 point scale

If you choose to revise either essay #2 or #3, I will replace your original grade with your new grade. You must turn in your graded essay and your rubric when you submit your revision. It will take substantial revision to get a grade change.

The blogging post points (200) require self-assessment. Consider three aspects of your responses: First, how many of the posts did you make? Second, what was the quality of your response? Third, how timely were your submissions? Write a short essay justifying your grade. This is an essay like any other, so make sure you have an intro, a thesis, body paragraphs, a counterargument if appropriate, and a conclusion.

This is due at our last meeting

Self-Assessment Essay

Homework• Work on Essay #4 • (Due on the “final” day)

• Write your self-assessment evaluations• (Due on the “final” day)

• Revise Essay #2 or #3 for a higher grade • (Due on the “final” day)

• Study the terms • (exam at our next meeting)

• In Preparation for the final essay: Think about reverse passing and refusing to pass. Think about identity categories • (next meeting)