Agenda for 10/30

1. What messages about intimate partner violence does this music video send? The lyrics.

2. So why doesn't she just leave?
 
3. What effect may our societal gender stereotypes have on boys (3:50-9:40)? On their academic achievement?

4. What is the "Boy Code."

5. Assignment #9 - Gender Movies (test grade for Gender Unit). 

Either individually or with a partner, use iMovie (or another app of your choice - as long as you check with me first) to create a movie that answers the following question:

• How does our society define masculinity and femininity? 
• What effect do these gender stereotypes have on the way "men" and "women" feel about themselves and experience the world?
• What are some ways these stereotypes are perpetuated  by the media/advertising?
• How might gender stereotypes lead to high rates of rape, and domestic or sexual violence? 
• Do you think America needs to change how we raise our boys and girls (completely your opinion)?
• Be sure to include the following in your movie:
• Gender binary - a definition/explanation of the concept
• Gender codes - a definition/explanation of the concept
• Masculine gender codes/stereotypes
• Feminine gender codes/stereotypes
• Statistics on rape and domestic violence in America
• You movie should include audio, text and images/video. It must answers all questions above and include the required information outline above.
• Due: Friday 11/7
• You will have class time on Monday to work on the project. 

Agenda for 10/29 - Gold

1. VIDEO: Woman Walking Around Manhattan Catcalled 108 Times in 1 Day
  
2. Elliot Rodgers, mass killer. How do our gender norms negatively effect men? “If I Can’t Have Them, No One Will”: How Misogyny Kills Men

3. Continue work on Assignment #9 - Gender Movies (test grade for Gender Unit). 

Directions:
 
Either individually or with a partner, use iMovie (or another app of your choice - it must be approved by me first) to create a movie that answers the following questions:

• How does our society define masculinity and femininity? 
• What effect do these gender stereotypes have on the way "men" and "women" feel about themselves and experience the world?
• What are some ways these stereotypes are perpetuated  by the media/advertising?
• How might gender stereotypes lead to high rates of rape, and domestic or sexual violence? 
• Do you think America needs to change how we raise our boys and girls (completely your opinion)?
• Be sure to include the following in your movie:
• Gender binary - a definition/explanation of the concept
• Gender codes - a definition/explanation of the concept
• Masculine gender codes/stereotypes
• Feminine gender codes/stereotypes
• Statistics on rape and domestic violence in America
• You movie should include audio, text and images/video. It must answers all questions above and include the required information outline above.

• Due: Tuesday 11/4
• You will have class time today and Friday to work on the project. 

Agenda for 10/28

 1. Quiz: Provide gender code analysis for each of the images   below (on eBackpack)

2. Can you find the gender codes in this Sprint ad?

3. A real world effect of gender codes... in our schools?


4. Do we live in a "Rape Culture"?

 

"Rape culture is 1 in 6 women being sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. Rape culture is not even talking about the reality that many women are sexually assaulted multiple times in their lives. Rape culture is the way in which the constant threat of sexual assault affects women's daily movements. Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how you wear it, how you carry yourself, where you walk, when you walk there, with whom you walk, whom you trust, what you do, where you do it, with whom you do it, what you drink, how much you drink, whether you make eye contact, if you're alone, if you're with a stranger, if you're in a group, if you're in a group of strangers, if it's dark, if the area is unfamiliar, if you're carrying something, how you carry it, what kind of shoes you're wearing in case you have to run, what kind of purse you carry, what jewelry you wear, what time it is, what street it is, what environment it is, how many people you sleep with, what kind of people you sleep with, who your friends are, to whom you give your number, who's around when the delivery guy comes, to get an apartment where you can see who's at the door before they can see you, to check before you open the door to the delivery guy, to own a dog or a dog-sound-making machine, to get a roommate, to take self-defense, to always be alert always pay attention always watch your back always be aware of your surroundings and never let your guard down for a moment lest you be sexually assaulted and if you are and didn't follow all the rules it's your fault.

Rape culture is victim-blaming. Rape culture is a judge blaming a child for her own rape. Rape culture is a minister blaming his child victims. Rape culture is accusing a child of enjoying being held hostage, raped, and tortured. Rape culture is spending enormous amounts of time finding any reason at all that a victim can be blamed for his or her own rape.

Rape culture is judges banning the use of the word rape in the courtroom. Rape culture is the media using euphemisms for sexual assault. Rape culture is stories about rape being featured in the Odd News.

Rape culture is tasking victims with the burden of rape prevention. Rape culture is encouraging women to take self-defense as though that is the only solution required to preventing rape. Rape culture is admonishing women to "learn common sense" or "be more responsible" or "be aware of barroom risks" or "avoid these places" or "don't dress this way," and failing to admonish men to not rape.

Rape culture is "nothing" being the most frequent answer to a question about what people have been formally taught about rape."

5. Do we live in a "Domestic Violence" culture? What messages about intimate partner violence does this music video send? The lyrics.

6. So why doesn't she just leave?

7. What are the different types of abuse?

8. What is teen dating abuse? 

Agenda for 10/27

1. What messages about intimate partner violence does this music video send? The lyrics.

2. Does our culture take rape seriously? Glenn Beck’s Skit Mocking Campus Rape.

3. What effect may our societal gender stereotypes have on boys (3:50-9:40)? On their academic achievement?

4. What is the "Boy Code."

5. Assignment #9 - Gender Movies (test grade for Gender Unit). 

Either individually or with a partner, use iMovie to create a movie that answers the following question:

• How does our society define masculinity and femininity? 
• What effect do these gender stereotypes have on the way "men" and "women" feel about themselves and experience the world?
• What are some ways these stereotypes are perpetuated  by the media/advertising?
• How might gender stereotypes lead to high rates of rape, and domestic or sexual violence? 
• Do you think America needs to change how we raise our boys and girls (completely your opinion)?
• Be sure to include the following in your movie:
• Gender binary - a definition/explanation of the concept
• Gender codes - a definition/explanation of the concept
• Masculine gender codes/stereotypes
• Feminine gender codes/stereotypes
• Statistics on rape and domestic violence in America
• You movie should include audio, text and images/video. It must answers all questions above and include the required information outline above.
• Due: Tuesday 11/4
• You will have class time today and Friday to work on the project. 

Agenda for 10/24

*Review HW

1. Are girls closing the "Gender Gap?"

• Gender Gap - College Graduation Graph
• Gender Gap - High School Performance Article 

So what might be some of the effects of a media that regularly show women as passive, subordinate, powerless, dependent, sexualized (seen only as sexual objects), and sexually vulnerable?

2. Back to advertising...What is the hidden message of this ad for Axe body spray?

3. And this music video?

• Here are the lyrics...

4. So should we be surprised this happens?

5. Or that some in the news media react this way?

6. Or even worse, like this...

7. Do we live in a "Rape Culture?"

8. Rape Culture 101 - below is an excerpt from the article

"Rape culture is 1 in 6 women being sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. Rape culture is not even talking about the reality that many women are sexually assaulted multiple times in their lives. Rape culture is the way in which the constant threat of sexual assault affects women's daily movements. Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how you wear it, how you carry yourself, where you walk, when you walk there, with whom you walk, whom you trust, what you do, where you do it, with whom you do it, what you drink, how much you drink, whether you make eye contact, if you're alone, if you're with a stranger, if you're in a group, if you're in a group of strangers, if it's dark, if the area is unfamiliar, if you're carrying something, how you carry it, what kind of shoes you're wearing in case you have to run, what kind of purse you carry, what jewelry you wear, what time it is, what street it is, what environment it is, how many people you sleep with, what kind of people you sleep with, who your friends are, to whom you give your number, who's around when the delivery guy comes, to get an apartment where you can see who's at the door before they can see you, to check before you open the door to the delivery guy, to own a dog or a dog-sound-making machine, to get a roommate, to take self-defense, to always be alert always pay attention always watch your back always be aware of your surroundings and never let your guard down for a moment lest you be sexually assaulted and if you are and didn't follow all the rules it's your fault.

Rape culture is victim-blaming. Rape culture is a judge blaming a child for her own rape. Rape culture is a minister blaming his child victims. Rape culture is accusing a child of enjoying being held hostage, raped, and tortured. Rape culture is spending enormous amounts of time finding any reason at all that a victim can be blamed for hir own rape.

Rape culture is judges banning the use of the word rape in the courtroom. Rape culture is the media using euphemisms for sexual assault. Rape culture is stories about rape being featured in the Odd News.

Rape culture is tasking victims with the burden of rape prevention. Rape culture is encouraging women to take self-defense as though that is the only solution required to preventing rape. Rape culture is admonishing women to "learn common sense" or "be more responsible" or "be aware of barroom risks" or "avoid these places" or "don't dress this way," and failing to admonish men to not rape.

Rape culture is "nothing" being the most frequent answer to a question about what people have been formally taught about rape."

Agenda for 10/23

 1. Quiz: Provide gender code analysis for each of the images   below.

2. Can you find the gender codes in this Sprint ad?

3. A real world effect of gender codes... in our schools?


4. Do we live in a "Rape Culture"?

"Rape culture is 1 in 6 women being sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. Rape culture is not even talking about the reality that many women are sexually assaulted multiple times in their lives. Rape culture is the way in which the constant threat of sexual assault affects women's daily movements. Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how you wear it, how you carry yourself, where you walk, when you walk there, with whom you walk, whom you trust, what you do, where you do it, with whom you do it, what you drink, how much you drink, whether you make eye contact, if you're alone, if you're with a stranger, if you're in a group, if you're in a group of strangers, if it's dark, if the area is unfamiliar, if you're carrying something, how you carry it, what kind of shoes you're wearing in case you have to run, what kind of purse you carry, what jewelry you wear, what time it is, what street it is, what environment it is, how many people you sleep with, what kind of people you sleep with, who your friends are, to whom you give your number, who's around when the delivery guy comes, to get an apartment where you can see who's at the door before they can see you, to check before you open the door to the delivery guy, to own a dog or a dog-sound-making machine, to get a roommate, to take self-defense, to always be alert always pay attention always watch your back always be aware of your surroundings and never let your guard down for a moment lest you be sexually assaulted and if you are and didn't follow all the rules it's your fault.

Rape culture is victim-blaming. Rape culture is a judge blaming a child for her own rape. Rape culture is a minister blaming his child victims. Rape culture is accusing a child of enjoying being held hostage, raped, and tortured. Rape culture is spending enormous amounts of time finding any reason at all that a victim can be blamed for his or her own rape.

Rape culture is judges banning the use of the word rape in the courtroom. Rape culture is the media using euphemisms for sexual assault. Rape culture is stories about rape being featured in the Odd News.

Rape culture is tasking victims with the burden of rape prevention. Rape culture is encouraging women to take self-defense as though that is the only solution required to preventing rape. Rape culture is admonishing women to "learn common sense" or "be more responsible" or "be aware of barroom risks" or "avoid these places" or "don't dress this way," and failing to admonish men to not rape.

Rape culture is "nothing" being the most frequent answer to a question about what people have been formally taught about rape."

5. Do we live in a "Domestic Violence" culture? What messages about intimate partner violence does this music video send? The lyrics.

6. So why doesn't she just leave?

7. What are the different types of abuse?

8. What is teen dating abuse? 

Agenda for 10/22

 1. Apple and Facebook Will Now Pay for Employees to Freeze Their Eggs

2. Continue/Finish - The Codes of Gender

 - Complete the Gender Codes T-Chart as we watch 

HW - Find 4 advertisements

1. One that demonstrates at least 2 feminine gender codes

2. One that demonstrates at least 2 masculine gender codes

3. One that defies (goes against) traditional feminine gender codes

4. One that defies (go against) traditional masculine gender codes

For each advertisement, provide analysis as to why you chose that photo and how it meets the requirements above.

- Complete using Notability: easiest app for adding images and text. 

- To add image, add your image to your photo album and then add image by pressing the + sign at the top right of the screen.

- To add text click on the "Add a Caption..."option that appears at the bottom of the image after it is added to the note.

- When done upload to eBackpack "Assignment #8"

Example Images:

This ad demonstrates traditional Gender Codes. How?

This ad defies (goes against) traditional Gender Codes. How?

 

Agenda for 10/21

*Review HW

1. Are girls closing the "Gender Gap?"

• Gender Gap - College Graduation Graph
• Gender Gap - High School Performance Article 

So what might be some of the effects of a media that regularly show women as passive, subordinate, powerless, dependent, sexualized (seen only as sexual objects), and sexually vulnerable?

2. Back to advertising...What is the hidden message of this ad for Axe body spray?

3. And this music video?

• Here are the lyrics...

4. So should we be surprised this happens?

5. Or that some in the news media react this way?

6. Or even worse, like this...

7. Do we live in a "Rape Culture?"

8. Rape Culture 101 - below is an excerpt from the article

"Rape culture is 1 in 6 women being sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. Rape culture is not even talking about the reality that many women are sexually assaulted multiple times in their lives. Rape culture is the way in which the constant threat of sexual assault affects women's daily movements. Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how you wear it, how you carry yourself, where you walk, when you walk there, with whom you walk, whom you trust, what you do, where you do it, with whom you do it, what you drink, how much you drink, whether you make eye contact, if you're alone, if you're with a stranger, if you're in a group, if you're in a group of strangers, if it's dark, if the area is unfamiliar, if you're carrying something, how you carry it, what kind of shoes you're wearing in case you have to run, what kind of purse you carry, what jewelry you wear, what time it is, what street it is, what environment it is, how many people you sleep with, what kind of people you sleep with, who your friends are, to whom you give your number, who's around when the delivery guy comes, to get an apartment where you can see who's at the door before they can see you, to check before you open the door to the delivery guy, to own a dog or a dog-sound-making machine, to get a roommate, to take self-defense, to always be alert always pay attention always watch your back always be aware of your surroundings and never let your guard down for a moment lest you be sexually assaulted and if you are and didn't follow all the rules it's your fault.

Rape culture is victim-blaming. Rape culture is a judge blaming a child for her own rape. Rape culture is a minister blaming his child victims. Rape culture is accusing a child of enjoying being held hostage, raped, and tortured. Rape culture is spending enormous amounts of time finding any reason at all that a victim can be blamed for hir own rape.

Rape culture is judges banning the use of the word rape in the courtroom. Rape culture is the media using euphemisms for sexual assault. Rape culture is stories about rape being featured in the Odd News.

Rape culture is tasking victims with the burden of rape prevention. Rape culture is encouraging women to take self-defense as though that is the only solution required to preventing rape. Rape culture is admonishing women to "learn common sense" or "be more responsible" or "be aware of barroom risks" or "avoid these places" or "don't dress this way," and failing to admonish men to not rape.

Rape culture is "nothing" being the most frequent answer to a question about what people have been formally taught about rape."

Agenda for 10/20

1. Miss Representation

2. Dove Real Beauty Sketches

3. The Codes of Gender - begin documentary

• complete Gender T-Chart as we watch

Agenda for 10/17

 1. Apple and Facebook Will Now Pay for Employees to Freeze Their Eggs

2. Continue/Finish - The Codes of Gender

 - Complete the Gender Codes T-Chart as we watch 

HW - Find 4 advertisements

1. One that demonstrates at least 2 feminine gender codes

2. One that demonstrates at least 2 masculine gender codes

3. One that defies traditional feminine gender codes

4. One that defies traditional masculine gender codes

For each advertisement, provide analysis as to why you chose that photo and how it meets the requirements above.

- Complete using Notability: easiest app for adding images and text. 

- To add image, add your image to your photo album and then add image by pressing the + sign at the top right of the screen.

- To add text click on the "Add a Caption..."option that appears at the bottom of the image after it is added to the note.

- When done upload to eBackpack "Assignment #8"

Agenda for 10/16

1. Go this link: http://vimeo.com/channels/6677/37703485

2. Watch the fourth video from the top of the page title "Miss Representation."

• If you have them, you may plug in head phones and watch on your own. If you do not have head phones, think about watching with others who are also without head phones as well.

3. HW - After watching the video, write a minimum ONE PAGED TYPED reflection (Times New Roman, size 12, double spaced, 1-inch margins). Your reflection should address the following points:

• What lasting thoughts and questions were you left with after watching the documentary? Explain.
• Did it open your eyes to something new, or confirm something you already knew? Is this something that most people know about? Explain.
• What do you think is the most important "take-away" message of the documentary? Do you agree or disagree with this message? Explain.
•  Do you think our society will ever change in a significant way, or is our society too locked into our gender expectations and identities for significant change to happen? Explain

4. Submit reflection to he eBackpack assignment - "Miss Representation Reflection."

Agenda for 10/14

1.  Black Teens Vastly More Likely to Be Killed by Police Than Whites Even After Adjusting for Crime Rates

2. Dove Real Beauty Sketches

3. The Codes of Gender - begin documentary

• complete Gender T-Chart as we watch

Agenda for 10/9

1. Sunnie Kahle's family received a letter from her school principal explaining that she will be refused enrollment next year — unless she learns to "follow suit with her God-ordained identity."

• video

2. Gender Quiz - eBackpack

• Multiple Choice
• Written Response

3. The Codes of Gender - begin documentary

• complete Gender T-Chart as we watch

HW - none

Agenda for 10/8

1. Sunnie Kahle's family received a letter from her school principal explaining that she will be refused enrollment next year — unless she learns to "follow suit with her God-ordained identity."

2. Gender Quiz

• MC - eBackpack
• Written Response - on paper

3. The Codes of Gender - begin documentary

• complete Gender T-Chart as we watch

HW - none

Agenda for 10/7

Sub Plans - Students should complete the following individually

1. Beyond the Gender Binary

2. Bucking the Binary - What is Fa'afafine?

3. The Gender Spectrum (terms for quiz)

• Scroll down the the "Gender Terms" section. Write down and study the eight gender terms listed in the section. These terms will be on the gender quiz next class.
• You will NOT be able to use these notes on the quiz.

4. Read - "Night to his Day": The Social Construction of Gender

•  What do yo think Lorber means when she says "And everyone 'does gender,'" on page 1 of the article?
• Summarize (take notes on) the main point of the following sections:
• "For Individuals, Gender Means Sameness"
• "For Society, Gender Means Difference"
• "Gender as Process, Stratification, and Structure" 

• You will be able to use your notes and article on the quiz.

HW:

• Study for quiz on "Gender Terminology" from the "The Gender Spectrum" website and the "Night to His Day" article that you read in class.

Agenda for 10/6

1. Ebola in the US?!? - Don't worry!

2. Beyond the Gender Binary

3. What is Fa'afine?

4. The Gender Spectrum

5. "Night to his Day": The Social Construction of Gender

HW:

• Quiz on "Gender Terminology" from the "The Gender Spectrum" website and the "Night to His Day" article that was read in class.

Agenda for 10/3

1. Ebola in the US?!? - Don't worry!

1a. Income inequality in America

• Average pay for US worker?
• Average CEO pay (S&P 500 company)?
• How many years would the average worker have to work to equal the average CEO pay?

4. Revisiting Leadership and Gender

5. The Gender Binary (two boxes)

6. The Gender Spectrum

7. Huggies Advertisement

8. Assignment # 7. Kids clothing and toys and the Gender Binary (see eBackpack for all assignment resources)

Toys R' US 
Babies R' US 

• Take a look through the offering for girls and boys toys or clothes. 

• Complete the "Gender Socialization" handout as you investigate. 

• After completing the handout answer the following reflection questions and submit through eBackpack "Assignment 7."

1. What kinds of things do you think clothes and toys teach children about gender? How do they teach them to be a boy or a girl?   

2. Based on your findings with respect to clothing and toys, what does it mean to be a boy or a girl? What kinds of messages do clothes and toys provide children about what it means to be a boy or a girl? In other words, what do boys and girls look like, act like, enjoy doing, and so forth? 

3. Are there any ways in which toys and clothing encourage girls and boys to be similar to each other? Explain.

4. Gender, in our society, is a basis for inequality—for assigning people different roles, rewards, responsibilities, and so forth. Discuss how children’s toys and clothing can perpetuate (maintain) this form of inequality.

5. Do you think parents realize what kinds of effects the toys and clothes they buy for their children can have on them? Will the findings from this activity influence the toys and clothes you buy for the children in your life?    
  
9. Beyond the Gender Binary

Agenda for 10/2

1. Income inequality in America

• Average pay for US worker?
• Average CEO pay (S&P 500 company)?
• How many years would the average worker have to work to equal the average CEO pay?

4. Revisiting Leadership and Gender

5. The Gender Binary (two boxes)

6. The Gender Spectrum

7. Huggies Advertisement

8. Assignment # 7. Kids clothing and toys and the Gender Binary (see eBackpack for all assignment resources)

Toys R' US 
Babies R' US 

• Take a look through the offering for girls and boys toys or clothes. 

• Complete the "Gender Socialization" handout as you investigate. 

• After completing the handout answer the following reflection questions and submit through eBackpack "Assignment 7."

1. What kinds of things do you think clothes and toys teach children about gender? How do they teach them to be a boy or a girl?   

2. Based on your findings with respect to clothing and toys, what does it mean to be a boy or a girl? What kinds of messages do clothes and toys provide children about what it means to be a boy or a girl? In other words, what do boys and girls look like, act like, enjoy doing, and so forth? 

3. Are there any ways in which toys and clothing encourage girls and boys to be similar to each other? Explain.

4. Gender, in our society, is a basis for inequality—for assigning people different roles, rewards, responsibilities, and so forth. Discuss how children’s toys and clothing can perpetuate (maintain) this form of inequality.

5. Do you think parents realize what kinds of effects the toys and clothes they buy for their children can have on them? Will the findings from this activity influence the toys and clothes you buy for the children in your life?    
  
9. Beyond the Gender Binary