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Themes or Keywords : women's history, gender, media, representation
Objectives :
www.acmecoalition.org/womenhistory/whm.html
(link to curricula downloads)
OR www.acmecoalition.org/mlcurriculum.html
To provide classroom activities that help students consider how they get certain ideas about gender from media; to examine news casts and political shows for gender bias and ideas about authority and credibility; to encourage students to reconsider stories about our shared history and consider which voices and perspectives are missing; and to foster creative input/solutions from students on these topics.
Materials :
Two downloads for teachers
Video list
Student log
Introductory Questions :
These are detailed in the Objectives box and in the teacher pdfs.
Introductory Activity :
Detailed in the Objectives box and in the teacher pdfs.
Body :
Detailed in the Objectives box and in the teacher pdfs.
Conclusion Activity :
Detailed in the Objectives box and in the teacher pdfs.
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