Teacher(s): Francesca, Hali, Subject: Gender Normativity

and Andrew

Standard(s): Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,

including determining technical, connotative, and figurative
meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning
or tone

Objectives (Explicit):

Essential Question: How does gender stereotypes affect our

perception of everyday activities?

Objective: Students will exercise their ability to develop an eye for

recognizing gender issues in media through ads.

Evidence of Mastery (): Students will be able to point out gender

stereotypes in multiple different television ads, and will write the
difference between a male and female gender stereotype.

Sub-objectives, SWBAT (Sequenced from basic to complex):

Students will be able to determine what the different types of

gender stereotypes are within a novel/movie.

Being able to point out the correct form of gender stereotypes, and
give specific reasons why.

Key vocabulary: Ability, Materials/Technology Resources

gender, watch, analyze, to be Used: Paper, pencil,
interpret TV/iPad
Opening (state objectives, connect to previous learning, and make
RELEVENT to real life) ENGAGE

As the students walk in they will be placed in groups of four. Each

group will have an ad playing on their groups iPad. Each group
will have a blue or a pink card. After watching this ad the group
will determine if it is a male or female stereotype by putting the
correct color card in the middle of the table.

Instructi Teacher Will: Have Student Will: Students will

onal each student write a one-page paper on how
Input determine how they see gender stereotypes in
gender stereotypes their school community.
could affect
students while in
school.

Co-Teaching Strategy/Differentiation: The students

will be sitting individually and getting magazines.
They will be cutting out pictures of what they think
gender stereotypes look like. They will make a
collage showing what they found.

Guided Teacher Will: Have Student Will: Students will be

Practice students shop shopping online for a little girl
online at a website celebrating her 5th birthday
such as amazon or party. Half of the class will
toys r us. They will shop for a boy, and half a girl.
be shopping for a The students will search for
little girl toys they thought of
celebrating her 5th themselves. After they have
birthday party. chosen the toy, each student
Having them should individually discuss
determine what why they chose that specific
toys are toy. Then the entire class will
appropriate for the discuss.
little girl according
to them, and what
they already know
about gender
stereotypes.
Co-Teaching Strategy/Differentiation: A teacher will
be sitting with these students, and guiding them
through the websites. The students (with help) will
be pointing out toys that could possibly be gender
stereotyping.