So the 20 minute sample lesson and interview went pretty well. I'll write about the interview in another post, but here I'll share my sample lesson. The biggest problem was that the class didn't know each other and the students weren't really comfortable speaking to each other. A 20 minute game would have been better to make things more fun, but I don't think the 5 obervers wanted to see a getting to know you activity...
11/27/2004 - Ewha Women's University - Sex & gender lesson - James Trotta
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students should understand the vocabulary items (sex, sex-typed, sex-typing, gender, gender differentiated, and gender stereotype) well enough to define each item and discuss the concept represented by each item with personal examples.
Gender - Socially defined behavior regarded as appropriate for the members of each sex.
Gender differentiated - More suitable for one gender.
Gender stereotype - Actions and qualities associated with being a "real man" or "ladylike."
Sex - The biological categories of females and males.
Sex-typed - viewed differently for males and females.
Sex-typing - treating males and females differently.
An excerpt from "Parental Influence on Children's Socialization to Gender Roles" by Susan D. Witt, Ph.D. The entire paper is available at http://gozips.uakron.edu/~susan8/parinf.htm
Parents encourage their sons and daughters to participate in sex-typed activities, including doll playing and engaging in housekeeping activities for girls and playing with trucks and engaging in sports activities for boys. Children's toy preferences have been found to be significantly related to parental sex-typing, with parents providing gender-differentiated toys and rewarding play behavior that is gender stereotyped. While both mothers and fathers contribute to the gender stereotyping of their children, fathers have been found to reinforce gender stereotypes more often than mothers.
1. What are some gender differentiated toys for girls? Boys?
2. What are some sex-typed activities for girls? Boys?
Discussion
When you were growing up, did anyone in your family reinforce gender stereotypes (i.e. encourage you to be more ladylike or more manly)?
For example, were you encouraged to participate in sex-typed activities?
Were you given gender differentiated toys?
Did your parents reward play behavior that was gender stereotyped?
Lesson Plan: 10:00-10:20, Ewha Women's University Interview - 11/27/2004
Based on Mosaic 2 (intermediate - high intermediate) - chapter 3 "sex & gender"
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students should understand the vocabulary items (sex, sex-typed, sex-typing, gender, gender differentiated, and gender stereotype) well enough to define each item and discuss the concept represented by each item with personal examples.
Minutes Phase Roles
1-2 Introduction Teacher speaks to students
2-4 Vocabulary Teacher speaks to students
5 Reading Students work individually, Teacher checks answers
7-11 Discussion Students work in groups, Teacher monitors discussion
1-2 Summary Teacher speaks to students
Introduction: Teacher's name, Learning objective, Students can ask questions
Hand out worksheet
Vocabulary:
Difference between sex and gender,
Gender differentiated (dolls are considered feminine toys, cars are considered masculine toys),
Gender stereotype (to be manly you should be tough, athletic, aggressive - to be ladylike you should be sensitive, kind, pretty),
Sex-typed (I was allowed to play baseball, but not tennis. My sister was allowed to play tennis. My father said "real men don't play tennis"),
Sex-typing (My sister and I were treated differently. If a boy hit me at school, my dad wanted me to hit him back. If someone hit my sister, she wasn't expected to fight).
Reading: Notice how the vocabulary words are used and try to answer the 2 questions. Can check with partner.
Discussion: 3 groups of 3-5. These are academic vocabulary words related to academic concepts. You should be able to discuss these concepts by using personal examples. This is similar to what I did at the beginning of class when I gave some personal examples for each vocabulary word, but you should go into more detail.
I'm going to come around and listen, and maybe speak a little. Please ask questions if you have any.
1 main question divided into 3 smaller questions.
When you were growing up, did anyone in your family reinforce gender stereotypes (i.e. encourage you to be more ladylike or more manly)?
For example, were you encouraged to participate in sex-typed activities?
Were you given gender differentiated toys?
Did your parents reward play behavior that was gender stereotyped?
Another example of twisted Western PC values being forced on other cultures. You remind me of the Christian missionaries sent to convert the heathens of Africa, if you truly believe in diversity, allow Korea to develop it's own value system with regard to gender.
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