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Gender Equality and Equity

By LettyArthur
Grade Level
9-12
private
LEARNING PLAN
Essential Question
  • What is the relationship between diversity and inequality?
  • What does it mean to say that there is strength in diversity?
  • How do power and privilege shape the relationships people have with each other as well as with institutions?
  • What responsibility does an individual have to make society better?
  • How do our similarities and differences impact the relationships we have with people inside and outside our own identity groups?
  • What are the challenges of celebrating what we have in common while also honoring our differences?
  • Why do some people choose to avoid those who are different? Why do others seek diversity?
  • Do our obligations to ourselves require us to stand up for others?
Texts
Informational

Facing the School Dropout Dilemma: The interaction of sexual orientation with school dropout rates

The American Psychological Association (APA) published “Facing the School Dropout Dilemma: The interaction of sexual orientation with school dropout rates” on its website in 2012. The APA is widely regarded as the most prominent professional organization for psychologists in the United States.
by
American Psychological Association
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Gender & Sexual Identity
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
July 5, 2014
Literature

A Room of One's Own

In this excerpt, Virginia Woolf declares that any talented woman born in the 16th, 17th, 18th or even 19th centuries would have been so hindered from sharing her gifts due to her sex--and if she somehow overcame this obstacle, her name would not have been tied to her work.
by
Virginia Woolf
Grade Level
9-12
Subject
History
Topic
Gender & Sexual Identity
Social Justice Domain
Identity Justice
July 7, 2014
Student Tasks
Write to the Source

So What?

So What? asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and informative skills when writing to gain the understanding of others.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
CCSS
W.6-12.2, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9
July 19, 2014
Write to the Source

Where I Stand

Where I Stand asks students to demonstrate their argumentative and analytical writing skills.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
CCSS
W.6-12.1, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9
July 19, 2014
Do Something

Be the Change...

Students identify and investigate a community problem and propose a solution. They then plan and implement action directed at solving the problem.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
July 13, 2014
Plan Built By
LettyArthur

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