Gender Issues & Development Unit
$33.95
This unit explores the fascinating and expansive role gender plays in our socialization and social institutions.
By the end, students will be able to answer, “Why is gender so core to our identities?”
Description
This unit can be done well in 4-5 weeks and aligns with standards from various states. All student materials come in print-and-go PDF and editable Google files!
Included in this Stratification & Social Status unit:
Overview Materials
- Teacher Unit Overview with general notes, links, standards, and a pacing guide
- Daily Lesson Plans with step-by-step details, planning, and lesson takeaways
- Detailed Answer Keys for each activity
- Student Unit Review and Skills handouts with self-checking questions and “I Can…” standards statements in student-friendly language
- Student Unit Notes sheet for building deep and nuanced mastery of concepts of the unit
- Editable Parent Permission form to inform families about sensitive topics that are covered in this unit
Student Activities
- Design a Doll: collaboratively create a doll that is entirely genderless to uncover just how gendered every aspect of human beings has become
- 3 Crash Course Guided Notes: provide an overview of concepts with these videos and embedded “pause and talk” real-world application tasks (perfect lecture or textbook replacement)
- Gender Revolution: distinguish between sex and gender with this compelling documentary, Gender Revolution, that looks into new research about intersexed and transgender children
- Act Like A…: brainstorm gendered traits of daily life (from physical appearance to mannerisms, to language) and reflect on how strictly they are held to each gender, creating a reflective, personalized project
- Gender from Birth: research the genderization of baby items and the messages we receive from the start of our lives
- Gendered Stories: re-read childhood classics and analyze the gendered messages they missed the first time
- Boys in School Case Study: investigate and discuss recent trends of how boys are falling behind girls in K-12 and college by almost every measure
- This Changes Everything: explore Hollywood’s role in shaping gender stratification in this eye-opening documentary
- The Mask You Live In: see how the media has created unhealthy hypermasculinity norms in this heart-felt documentary
- What’s the Number?: try matching the correct gender disparity statistics then reflect on why some aspects of society are one-gender heavy
- Second Shift Case Study: investigate and discuss why even breadwinning women do more housework and childcare than their husbands
- Gender Statistic Poster: select a gender stratification issue to research and create an informational poster on findings to share
Lecture Kit
- 110-Slide Deck: introduce concepts with images and real-life examples; broken into four 30-45-minute lectures to deliver throughout the unit
- Guided Notes & Quizzes: support and assess learning with these no-prep tools
Assessments:
- Open-Ended Essay: encapsulate understanding of concepts by forming a personalized and supported answer to the not-so-simple question, “Why is gender so core to our identities?”
- Short Answer Test Questions: succinctly assess students’ mastery of concepts and application to the real world and their own lives
- Sociologist’s Journal: builds deep reflection on personal beliefs and experiences about concepts
This resource includes 133 PDF pages, plus Google files.
Note: this unit includes the documentaries Gender Revolution, This Changes Everything and The Mask You Live In. Links are included for where you can stream them.
What grades is this intended for?
This was designed for an upper high school level course.
Can I use this in a homeschooling setting?
Sure! Everything in this kit can still be used in a solo or a small-group setting.
Is this editable? What file types does this resource come in?
The main resource is a secured, non-editable PDF file intended to be printed.
Included are links to editable Google files, to customize to your classroom needs and assign digitally if you choose.
What standards does this address?
Several! Standards vary, but this resource supports these from various states:
- Distinguish gender from biological sex
- Explain how gender role socialization occurs
- Describe and compare theories of gender from the structural functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist perspectives
- Analyze how gender roles affect the opportunities available to men and women
- Describe how gender roles differ over time and throughout different societies
What are the terms of use for this resource?
This resource, including all ancillary files, may be used as needed for regular, non-commercial single-classroom use between a teacher and their students.
This includes printing copies and sharing digital files with students through a secure platform, like Google Classroom or Canvas, email, or a classroom-only shared drive.
The using and sharing of any part of this resource in any manner outside the above-mentioned capacity is strictly prohibited. Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to,
- posting files on the open internet or in a Facebook group
- emailing files to or sharing print copies with others (without purchasing additional licenses)
- uploading or storing files in a shared cloud drive accessible by anyone other than students
- including any part, or any derivative work, within any commercial endeavor like curriculum development, professional training, or for-profit teaching like Outschool, or selling this resource as your own in either print or digital formats
Doing so violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), copyright law, and these terms.
By downloading this resource from Let’s Cultivate Greatness, the original user has been granted one license for a single teacher (or number of teachers matching the number of licenses purchased) and their students at any one time.
Let’s Cultivate Greatness retains the full copyright of this resource.
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