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Gender and Media #3
Students identify media messages about gender and body image. They discuss how they can change these messages. They create their own media message about gender and body image.
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Gender and Media Introduction
Students analyze media clips and discover how the media helps us form ideas about men and women and their roles in society. They discover some of their own preconceptions about these roles and answer questions.
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Probability of a Boy
Students investigate the concept of even change by participating in a coin flip activity. They research using the Internet to investigate the chance of giving birth to a boy.
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Words in the News First Woman Leads Baltimore Orchestra
Middle schoolers complete vocabulary activities including worksheets in order to read an online article. They discuss typical male and female roles in a variety of situations.
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The Power of Words: Male Bashing and Gender
Learners brainstorm words that typically describe men or women. They also brainstorm words that are insulting to both genders. They answer questions about the activity and discuss their answers.
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Anti-Lynching Campaigns, 1890-1942
Learners examine the differences in opinion between black and white women about putting an end to lynching. They investigate how black activists encouraged white women to join them in their opposition to lynching.
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Gender Roles
Students discuss gender roles and through case study, examine how gender roles can be learned and how they can be limiting. They research to find the names of both men and women who have become successful in various careers.
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How Old Is Old?
Young scholars explore longevity in the United States and the impact of one living longer. Statistics are used to identify life expectancy of an individual from his or her birth. Gender differences are investigated.
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Infusing Equity By Gender Into the Classroom:
Students analyze personal perception of gender role assignments. They complete their "personal" point of view, then complete the "societal" view as a group.
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Who Will Wear the Hats? Who Will Use the Tools?
Students recognize that there are many different jobs available in our society. They see that all people can, based upon an individual's natural abilities and interests, select any job regardless of gender.
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Infusing Equity By Gender Into the Classroom
Students identify careers that are nontraditional for their gender.
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INFUSING EQUITY BY GENDER INTO THE CLASSROOM
Pupils identify careers that are nontraditional for their gender.
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DETERMINING THE EXISTENCE OF GENDER BIAS IN DAILY TASKS
Students identify task assignments by gender.
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TV TELLS IT ALL
Learners identify the influence of television on gender roles and talk about how they are changing.
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THAT'S A "GIRLS" JOB!
Students identify the differences in males and females and examine how sex roles are traditional.
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OBSERVING THE ROLES OF MALES AND FEMALES IN THE NURTURING OF THE YOUNG THROUGHOUT THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Students watch animal videos to identify and compare the male/female roles of different species of animals. They draw conclusions and compare those roles to those of humans. They discuss how the human male/female roles have changed...
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IS MY SCHOOL EQUITABLE?
Learners evaluate student handbooks and determine if it is gender bias.
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Strategies to Overcome Gender Bias in the Machine Shop: Knurling
Students participate in putting a straight knurl on a piece of steel.
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WHEN JOHNNY CAME MARCHING HOME
Students examine the roles of men and women throughout history.
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GODDESS WORSHIP IN A MODERN PERSPECTIVE
Students examine careers that are not traditional for their gender.
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The Laundress
Students explore the concept of work, and work typically assigned to women, through artwork depicting laundresses.
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Japanese Women - ESL Style
Young scholars read two articles discussing traditional and modern gender roles in Japan. Students complete a worksheet and participate in a discussion about the articles, clarifying some of their own opinions about gender roles.
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Gender and Work
Pupils examine different places where economic activity takes place, and jobs done by men and women. They explain factors underlying allocation of jobs done by men and women in different societies .