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