1. Check out the course syllabus and calendar! It'll give you a good idea as to what to expect in the coming months
2. Print out the readings. You'll need to have these all printed out by Friday, so you might as well do it now and stop procrastinating >:0
3. Introduce yourself! I'd like us to think of this blog as a space for us to exchange ideas, give advice, ask questions, and it's a good opportunity for us to get to know each other a bit better. Please post in the comments section your name, the time your class with me meets, and something about yourself as a writer/thinker/gendered person in this world. I'll go first to break the ice:
My name's Katie, but you can call me Professor Hoerth (which is, by the way, pronounced like earth but with an H. Don't worry, you can totally mispronounce my name all you want. I'm used to it).
I'm really passionate about feminism. I love to write about feminism, read about it, explore it, reconsider it. I think "feminism" is a really huge, complex and loaded term, and so my conception of what it means to be a feminist might be really different than yours, and I think that's totally cool. Here are a few fun facts about me: I love poetry, baking, blogging, and teaching. Oh, and if you were planning on bringing me food, I have the world's biggest sweet tooth. My favorite food is cheese cake. Just sayin' ;-)
Your turn!
Cynthia Anaya
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Hello Professor Hoerth! My name is Cynthia Marrie Anaya (yes with 2 R's, for some reason my mom decided to make it different.) A bit about me is that I'm very passionate about helping others. I'm friendly, outgoing, and always ready to help others. I'm also very eager to start your class. It seems as if its going to be a interesting class.
Sounds great, Cynthia. I look forward to meeting you. And actually... I'm glad you mention helping others, as if that's your passion, well, you'll have an opportunity to explore that through this course.
ReplyDeleteGreat first day! I loved your introduction! I'm so excited to begin!
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Good Evening! My name is Lysandra Cavazos. A little bit about me is I work two jobs. My first is Academy Sports + Outdoors in Weslaco, Texas, and the second is Boys & Girls Club of Weslaco. When I'm not working or going to school, I enjoy exercising, watching Netflix, and hanging out with family and friends. I previously took your Rhetoric & Composition I in Fall 2012 and as well you were my Academic Advisor when I first enrolled Fall 2011. I'm looking forward to this semester to start for it will be my last semester of basics. See you tomorrow! :)
Lysandra. Stop stalking me! :-P I'm teasing. Hey, that's really cool about working at the Boys and Girls club. You might have an opportunity to incorporate that into your community project, but eh, we'll talk about that later. Great to have you aboard!
DeleteGoodmorning my name is carlos cantu. Im am 18 years old,born in macallen tx raise in san juan texas. I like to play sports any sports, Iwatch novies and hang out with my friends and family. I am currently work at finnancial aid which is very helpful being a part of this department. I am looking foward on attending your clas:)
ReplyDeleteOh my. I bet the line at financial aid is real crazy right now, isn't it? Cool stuff!
DeleteGood morning! My name is Amed Meza, 19 years old, Marketing major with big dreams ahead of me! I'm loving your class!
ReplyDeleteHey guys! My name is Savannah Castillo and I'm 19 years old. I was raised with 4 brothers growing up (I wonder if that says a lot if we jump into conclusions.) ANYWAY, I'm really interested on what views I'll hear in this class! I'm very spontaneous on pretty much anything. I'll probably blurt out random comments. lol I work at Party City and I love the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team! :D Hopefully, I'll be their Athletic Trainer someday or even play for them. :)
ReplyDeleteI was raised with brothers, too! So cool. In this class, we'll be examining and reading other people's views on gender, but just as important, also exploring and constructing our own. Looking forward to having you in class this semester.
DeleteHi Professor, It's Victoria again! I really enjoyed your freshman English class and I have a funny feeling you’re going to make this class just as exciting. As far as gender roles well since the beginning of time women have been detrimental roles in children’s settings however have lacked in corporate settings. I interested to learn about empowering women.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Cassandra Rodriguez.
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English Major with a Minor in Dance! I am a passionate lover of the arts. I enjoy reading and writing. Currently an employee at Moonbeans Coffee, and a youth leader at my local church. My favorite book is East of Eden and I am a die hard Avett Brothers fan! Looking forward to your class, should be an interesting adventure.
Eva Garcia
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I love to read and watch movies for days on end. My favorite color is purple and I love giraffes. I recently changed my major to Social Work, Math was not my thing. I look forward to our research and projects this seems like a very interesting topic.
Paola Garza Rodriguez
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I'm an undecided major and I love to read books all kinds, especially the ones about dystopian futures. I'm 18. Born in Edinburg. Unemployed. I love helping people. Looking forward to your class.
Hello my name is kaitlynn velasco.
ReplyDeleteI am currently in your MWF class from 8:45-9:35. I am a criminal justice major and I can't wait to spend an other semester with your class!
Ydana Virgen
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Hi Mrs. Hoerth, I really liked your class last semester and I was glad that you were going to teach 1302 and it was more interesting, because it was focused on feminism. I think as a writer it would be very interesting to work with this term, because there is a lot of meaning behind it.
Random Facts About Myself; My major is Mechanical Engineering, I'm 18, I LOVE MATH <3 , I'm very shy, and I really like winter time :)
Edna Hernandez Gamboa
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I really enjoyed ENG 1301 last semester with you, it made me realize that I'm not that really bad of a writer! I was thrilled when I saw that you were going to be teaching 1302 talking about feminism. Feminism is a brand new and interesting concept for me, I'm excited to learn more about it and what it stands for.
About Me: I'm 19 years old, I'm a Marketing major, I ABSOLUTELY HATE MATH, I consider myself really shy, and I love winter!
Hello! My name is Raul Garcia I am 18 years old born in McAllen Tx and raised in San Juan and currently work at Hollister. I am a Spanish Major, I like playing sports mainly football. I enjoy hanging out with friends and family. I am looking forward to this interesting class!
ReplyDeleteHello I'm Alejandro Valencia but people call me Alex, I took your English 1301 with you last semester and I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to taking 1302 with you this semester. So far class has been very fun and enjoyable.
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Hello. I am 19 years old. I like to play sports, especially basketball. My major in is in pre-rehabilitation services, for now,i feel more undecided than anything. To be honest, when I registered for ENG 1302 I was unaware that I enrolled in a feminism and composition class! But after our first day I feel like it wil be very interesting and I look forward to it.
Hi I'm Francine, I took Eng 1301 with Ms Hoerth, so I'm exited to do part 2 with Ms Hoerth I think this semester will be a good one, and I am also excited to make friends with everyone!
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Helloooo. I'm a standing junior right now with a biology major. Im excited to join this class because I, too, have taken Hoerth. She's a awesomely cool and fun. I work at a nursing home (graveyard shifts) and I have a ball working there! I love it. On my free time, I sleep :) I'm so looking forward to this semester!
Hello, my name is Lucero Garcia. I'm 19 years old, i'm a computer engineering major and I work at abercrombie kids. I consider myself a bit of a feminist so I'm very exited about this class. There aren't many women in computer science and engineering fields. From your class I would love to gain the knowledge to help promote diversity in those fields.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really good point about having few women in engineering classes, and it MIGHT be something you'll want to explore through your projects this semester. Lorber talks about gender roles being something we learn, so I wonder if maybe that has something to do with why? Something to think about.
DeleteHello my name is isa, I'm exited to me part of this Rhetoric & Composition class. MWF 8:45-9:35.
ReplyDeleteI consider my self and outgoing person I like to meet new people and also to help other. I'm exited about this class because i learn so much from Prof.Hoerth last semester. Also I consider my as a unique thinker to the fact that i believe that every person thinks differently.i like to think out side the box. When it come to writing i like to focus in my personal experiance becouse i believe that my readers can have a connection with my writing
Hello :)
ReplyDeleteMy name is Olympia Deleon, im a Dance Major, and I LOVE the color pink and food :)
Im very excited about taking this class ! :D
Hello!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Stephanie Garcia, & I go by Steph for short. I attend the MWF 8:45 class. I am majoring in Biology Pre-Dent, and minoring in English. I am ecstatic to be taking this class because during my Senior year my English teacher taught us a lot over this subject of Feminism, and Marxist.. we analyzed several readings and even wrote several papers about the topic. I find Feminism to be an extremely intresting topic and am looking foward to learning more about it. I am looking foward to spending another semester with Proff. Hoerth, and seeing the goals she has for us. (:
My name is Jake Raspopovich and I am on the mens basketball team. I am looking forward to learning about this class and exploring different things within it.
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