American HerStory
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Provided by: Population Education|Published on: August 22, 2022
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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.
Subjects: History, English Language Arts
Authors: Population Education
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English
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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.
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About the Partner Provider
Population Education
Population Education provides K-12 teachers with innovative, hands-on lesson plans and professional development to teach about human population growth and its effects on the environment and human well-being. Human population has grown from 1 billion to 8 billion in just over 200 years, so it is critical to examine human impacts on wildlife, climate, and natural resources while working toward equality and justice for the world’s people. Through memorable, standards-aligned classroom activities like simulations, cooperative challenges, and debate, Population Education inspires students to tackle a variety of real-world problems and to become positively engaged in their communities as the next generation of leaders and policy makers.
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