American HerStory
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12, AP
Type: Lesson Plans
Subjects: History, English Language Arts
Authors: Population Education
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Synopsis
- This lesson investigates the stereotypes about women through a student-perspective activity and looks at how gender roles have changed since 1900 through a group research project.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This lesson is thought-provoking, engaging, and will facilitate deep student conversation.
- The resources provided are varied and can be differentiated.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should have some background knowledge on gender roles and stereotypes, American history, and feminism.
- Teachers will need to input their email address and name in order to download the lesson plans.
Differentiation
- Cross-curricular connections can be made in science classes when discussing how empowering women can positively impact climate change.
- The presentation portion of the second lesson could be extended into more formal presentations or speeches in order to extend the unit.
- Have students journal about their learning and experiences after the first lesson, as the lesson is very personal and it should help students empathize with others.
- Consider adding additional roles to the list of occupations such as solar installer, lawyer, judge, member of congress, scientist, researcher, president, bar tender, flight attendant, or bus driver.
Students can analyze these simple instances and learn more about how gender roles are changing in the U.S. by using this resource, which also addresses gender stereotypes. The SDG of "leaving no one behind" by 2030 must be achieved and addressing gender disparities internationally is essential. This teaching resource is suggested.
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