Lesson 2: Gender Roles Gender Expectations
This lesson involves students explaining to a hypothetical alien what a “boy” and “girl” is in the US using commonly held stereotypes about gender.
This lesson involves students explaining to a hypothetical alien what a “boy” and “girl” is in the US using commonly held stereotypes about gender.
This lesson defines sexual orientation and gender identity via a detailed PowerPoint and then students complete a myth vs. fact worksheet individually before comparing responses with a partner.
This lesson starts with a reminder about ground rules before students engage in a forced choice activity assessing their opinions about homophobia in their school.
This lesson introduces the concept of “yellow flag” language (with accompanying Teacher’s Guide) while teasing apart one’s attractions to others, one’s behaviors and one’s self-identity.
The lesson defines gender, biological sex, differences of sexual development, cisgender, transgender and gender identity and then students brainstorm gender scripts for people assigned male at birth and people assigned female at birth.