Equality Unit 6: Sexism

 

 

Objectives

The student will be able to… (Coming Soon)

 

Tentative Schedule and due dates

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  • Parent Day: TBA
  • Unit test, project and 100 points due on TBA

 

Unit Grading

 

Resources

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Homework

 

Female Quizzes & Readings

1. Female Quiz 1

Reading Assignment #1 (this is a pdf document which includes parts a & b):

a.  An Overview of Teenage Girls (taken from Girl Scouts Research Institute. (2002). The Ten Emerging Truths: New Directions for Girls 11-17. New York: The Girl Scouts of the United States of America) found at http://www.girlscouts.org/research/publications/girlyouthdevelopment/ten_emerging_truths.asp

AND

b.  Girl Scouts of American Fact Sheets: http://www.girlscouts.org/research/facts_findings/ (review all seven of the bulleted fact sheets)

2. Female Quiz 2

Reading Assignment #2: Stories of Teenage Girls of Color (taken from Jacob, I. (2002). My Sister’s Voices: Teenage Girls of Color Speak Out. New York: Holt Paperbacks.

a. Part I; b. Part II; c. Part III; d. Part IV; e. Part V; f. Part VI; g. Part VII; h. Part VIII; i. Part IX & Part X

3. Female Quiz 3

Reading Assignment #3: Female Beauty, Body Image, and Eating Disorders (taken from Pipher, M. (1995). Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls.  New York: Ballantine Books.)

a. Download Reading Assignment #3: Part I

b. Download Reading Assignment #3: Part II

4. Female Quiz 4

Reading Assignment #4: Sexual Harassment (taken from Orenstein, P. (1994). Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem and the Confidence Gap.  New York: Anchor Books. & Shandler, S. (1999). Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self.  New York: Harper Paperbacks.)

5. Female Quiz 5

Reading Assignment #5: Relational Aggression (taken from Dellasega, C. & Nixon, C. (2003). Girls Wars: 12 Strategies that will End Female Bullying. New York: Fireside.)

 

Male Quizzes & Readings

Marx, J. (2004). Season for Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood.  New York: Simon and Schuster.

1.  Reading Assignment #1 / Male Quiz #1: Chapter 1-6, pgs. 1-30

2.  Reading Assignment #2 / Male Quiz #2: Chapter 7-10, pgs. 31-79

3.  Reading Assignment #3 / Male Quiz #3: Chapter 11-14, pgs. 80-112

4.  Reading Assignment #4 / Male Quiz #4: Chapter 15-18, pgs. 113-146

5.  Reading Assignment #5 / Male Quiz #5: Chapter 19-21, pgs. 147-177

 

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