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Empowered Barbie

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students access prior knowledge of vocabulary on feminism and psychoanalytic theory, and gender schema.  In this Empowered Barbie lesson, students recreate a Barbie doll.  Students write a reflection on how they changed...
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Elizabeth Murray Project

Gender and Opportunity in Colonial America

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What was life like for women in Colonial America? What restrictions were placed upon them and what opportunities were they afforded? A case study of Elizabeth Murray offers high schoolers a chance to investigate primary source...
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Prestwick House

Wuthering Heights

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How many ways can you break down a classic novel? Based on the acclaimed Romantic-period novel by Emily Bronte, the Wuthering Heights activity pack includes a pre-reading exercise. Next, learners create a resume for one of the...
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The Homefront: America and WWII

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the experiences of various groups of Americans at home during WWII, highlighting race, gender, and ethnicity. They improve their ability to analyze and interpret historical documents and images.
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Lesson Plan on Australian Aborigines

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the nomadic lifestyle of the Aborigines both before and after the arrival fo the Europeans. They identify the roles of men and women, languages and number of tribes. They act out skits based on the lesson.
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Family Life in the Federal Period

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the evolution of a small New England town, Deerfield families and diversity of jobs in a town. They also explore how families functioned and how the roles of women changed.
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Historical Witness - social Messaging

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine and develop artwork that shows women's roles during different eras. In this women's role lesson, students look at artwork that shows women at work during the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century. They design a mixed...
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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 instructional activity, 5th graders identify Madeline Beck and the role women played during World War II. Students create fictitious propaganda...
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WOMEN'S AND MEN'S ROLES IN DIFFERENT CULTURES

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Pupils examine careers that are not traditional to their gender.
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Career Stereotyping

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students learn about gender biases.  In this careers lesson, students list possible careers with the gender associated with them.  Students discuss gender biases and complete an activity where they find pictures in magazines...
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Peer Exclusion

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students role play on how they could solve problems of boys and girls not wanting to include each other in their play. In this role playing lesson plan, students discuss the gender exclusion that sometimes happens on the playground and...
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Counteracting Media Stereotyping

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Discuss media stereotypes with your emerging consumers. They view a television program to identify gender bias. After discussing the clip as a class, each learner writes a story showing more equitable roles. Or consider having them...
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INVESTIGATING NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify careers that are nontraditional for their gender. In this occupations lesson plan students research careers that are nontraditional for their gender and conduct interviews with individuals employed in...
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GENDER BIAS IN LANGUAGE

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils explore how to make their language gender neutral.
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OBSERVING THE ROLES OF MALES AND FEMALES IN THE NURTURING OF THE YOUNG THROUGHOUT THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
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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Vaquera Films

Wonder Women - The Untold Story of American Superheroines: High School Curriculum Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A 41-page curriculum guide tells the story of the untold stories of American Superheroines! Divided into three modules, the guide is designed to be used before, during, and after viewing the 2012 documentary Wonder Women! The Untold...
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C-SPAN

Title IX

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
There's more to Title IX than equality in sports. The federal statute—aimed at preventing gender discrimination—guides how schools handle everything from sports to sexual assault. A series of clips from athletes and schools delves into...
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Simon & Schuster

Classroom Activities for Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A curriculum guide for Jane Eyre focuses on Charlotte Bronte's portrayal of women. Readers engage in three activities that prepare them for an essay in which they argue whether the novel is a work of female rebellion or affirms...
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Literacy Design Collaborative

Rethinking Ophelia

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
How can a gender theoretical lens shape the way Ophelia is perceived in Hamlet? That is the question writers must answer in an explanatory essay to conclude their study of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy.
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Simon & Schuster

Classroom Activities for Emma by Jane Austen

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Coldhearted snob or warm and caring? A series of activities prepares scholars to evaluate the main character in Jane Austen's Emma. To begin, class members compare the gender expectations for women in Regency England and those of today....
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US Institute of Peace

Governance, Corruption and Conflict Simulation on Nepal

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Can your class help the people of Nepal? Scholars take an in-depth look into the social injustices and struggling economy of a country in turmoil during a multi-day role-playing exercise. After reviewing information on the problems...
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Freedom And Restraint: Elements Of Fiction

For Teachers 11th Standards
Kate Chopin's short story, "The Story of an Hour" and John H. Young's "Our Deportment, or the Manners, Conduct, and Dress of Refined Society" offer high school juniors an opportunity to compare the role of women in the 19th century with...
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Writing Exercise: Classical Civilizations

For Students 6th - 10th
Combine subjects with a cross-curricular writing exercise. Although limited as an engaging or interactive activity, this classical civilizations worksheet has learners responding to 3 clear and simple prompts, each of which can easily...
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Infusing Equity By Gender Into the Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 7th
Students participate in activities to develop life skills related to gender equity.  In this gender equity activity, students examine the roles of people using hats. Students will role play various occupations related to the hats....

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