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Media Smarts

Marketing to Teens: Gender Roles in Advertising

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young learners explore gender roles in advertising by taking an ad campaign they have seen which is specifically directed to one gender, and redesigning the campaign to target the opposite gender. After leading a guided discussion about...
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Comic Book Characters

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore gender stereotypes by analyzing how male and female characters are depicted in comic books. Using the provided Comic Book Analysis sheet, students record the attributes of male and female comic book characters. Then the whole...
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Gender Roles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore psychology by answering gender study questions. In this sexuality lesson, students discuss the stereotypes often referred to men and woman and what the truth is about their characteristics and abilities. Learners...
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Media Smarts

TV Dads: Immature and Irresponsible?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Examine gender stereotypes on television, focusing on fathers portrayed in sitcoms and advertising. Questions on a handout direct learners to consider the types of fathers they see on television and one advertisement is highlighted as...
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Media Smarts

Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Make your students critical consumers of media, and foster an awareness of how culture is reflected and shaped by media. This resource covers how alcohol advertising presents and promotes gender stereotypes. After a discussion on...
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Gender, Sex, and Slavery

For Teachers 8th - 12th
While examining slavery's impact on women, historians compare and contrast the perspectives of a plantation mistress and an enslaved woman, both reflecting on the system of forced prostitution. Text analysis and written responses create...
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A Sample of What?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are introduced to the connection between women and the textile industry. Using primary source documents, they complete a handout on how gender roles have changed over the years. They examine a sampler which is connected to the...
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students discover the biases between the two genders by comparing males and females in different species.  In this gender identity lesson, students research National Geographic Magazine and view videos demonstrating the differences...
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Children: Then and Now

For Teachers 4th
Through a series of activities, children discover the differences between their lives and the lives of children in the 19th century. They research and compare roles and responsibilities (in general and among genders), forms of education,...
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Curated OER

Multicultural Issues and the Law: Gender and Race Based Schooling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine the problems associated with gender based and race based education. In groups, they research the history of education and the laws that have changed education and impacted lives. They brainstorm a list of the positives...
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Curated OER

The Price of Happiness: On Advertising, Image, and Self Esteem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Are your high schoolers aware of the effect advertising can have on their self-image, self-esteem, and happiness? This lesson from the Media Awareness Network is aimed at increasing that awareness and mitigating any negative effects it...
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Curated OER

Whose Religion Is It?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the impacts of religious expectations on gender roles. In this gender equity activity, students compare and contrast different religions in societies in order to understand the cultural influences and effects of both...
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Goddess Worship in a Modern Perspective

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students consider gender roles and religion. In this gender equality lesson plan, students compare and contrast the idea of patriarchal and matriarchal religious practices and how they impacted society. Students will pose questions and...
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My Secret War: The WWII Diary of Madeline Beck: Lesson 11

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore world history by participating in a class game. In this propaganda lesson, 5th graders identify Madeline Beck and the role women played during World War II. Students create fictitious propaganda posters and...
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C3 Teachers

Call for Change: What Did It Take for Women to Be Considered “Equal” to Men in New York?

For Teachers 4th Standards
An inquiry-based lesson challenges fourth graders to examine who had voting rights in New York when it was founded, women's roles, and how they entered politics. Scholars participate in thoughtful discussions and show what they know...
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Gender and Media #2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are introduced to media literacy and deconstruction. They analyze the media's use of gender roles and body image. They voice their opinions about media messages and how to change them.
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Women in Science

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars study the roles that women have played in science throughout history. They work in small groups while visiting the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
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The National Association of Colored Women

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine the gender roles of NACW activists. They also discover the attitudes associated with race in the NACW. They work together in groups to write a letter to the leader of the time period.
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Curated OER

Gender and Media Introduction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Gender and Media #3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers 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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Curated OER

Gender and Media #1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners expand their knowledge to not focus on stereotypes. They practice using new vocabulary words and analyze different media for the use of stereotypes.
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Curated OER

Media Stereotypes: How Differences Divide

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students differentiate between generalizations and stereotypes and compare and contrast gender representation. Finally, they critically analyze media for gender stereotypes. They look at magazines and create collages to focus in on the...
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Respecting Differences

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify gender stereotypes that exist today. They discover that both boys and girls can be good at the same things. They answer questions outloud to finish the lesson.
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Advocates for Youth

Creating Safe Space for GLBTQ Youth: A Toolkit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify human psychology by examining role-playing situations. For this homosexuality lesson, students identify what it means to be a gay or lesbian person and discuss the appropriate behavior to interacting with gay and...

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