Today in class, we watched an episode of The Office TV show and analyzed how gender was portrayed. This is me jumping for joy outside where The Office was filmed, in Los Angeles. Photo taken in 2009.
Hello everyone,
Happy Thanksgiving! We had a good day in class looking at gender in the media. Here's what happened in class today:
Happy Thanksgiving! We had a good day in class looking at gender in the media. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
I can communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
I can apply understanding of ideas and concepts to a new context or problem.
I can demonstrate an understanding of the role of governments in current issues.
I can effectively conduct and apply research.
Soundtrack: "Starboy (Radio Edit)" by The Weeknd. Selected for today because of the long upcoming Thanksgiving weekend and due to our ongoing study of gender.
AGENDA 11/20/17:
Check-In/Review Agreements
Current Event
Gender in the World
The Media and Gender
Homework: Read the blog! Complete your Gender in the Media assignment! Catch up on any missing work. Next Current Event: the teachers.
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Check In/Review Agreements: At the beginning of class, we went over the Courageous Conversations Agreements, as always, to begin our work together for the day. After checking in, we talked for a bit about what is happening in the world outside of class, before moving on.
Current Event: After checking in, we turned it over to Sam N., Dylan, and Matthwe who had the Current Event for the day. This is the presentation that they led us through:
An article about the story they took a look at is here:
As a reminder, this is the assignment for the current event:
An article about the story they took a look at is here:
As a reminder, this is the assignment for the current event:
The next Current Event will be led by the teachers.
Gender in the World: This was about the quick research project we did last class. The assignment (also posted in Google Classroom) is here:
The goal of this assignment was for students to try and see how gender has an impact around the world in all sorts of ways, and to try and identify some reasons why. We had a pair/share in class as to what students noticed in terms of gender in countries around the world, and then had a class wide discussion on the themes.
The Media and Gender: Because we wanted students to have an excuse over the break to watch their favorite TV show or something in the media, we wanted students to analyze how gender plays a role in their favorite form of media. This could be watching sports, a TV show on Netflix, reading a magazine or book, etc. To begin with this assignment, Ms. Labossiere and I showed an episode of one of our favorite TV series: The Office (US version)! We watched the "Sexual Harassment" episode from Season 2 on Netflix and asked students to note how gender was portrayed throughout the episode. After the episode was over, we had a conversation about what we noticed.
For your assignment over the weekend: Bullet points are fine for notes, and then we want a quick summary (1-2 paragraphs) of what you noticed in watching the show/reading the magazine or book/etc and how it relates to gender.
That was it for the day! Have a great Thanksgiving break and we will see you next Monday!
The Media and Gender: Because we wanted students to have an excuse over the break to watch their favorite TV show or something in the media, we wanted students to analyze how gender plays a role in their favorite form of media. This could be watching sports, a TV show on Netflix, reading a magazine or book, etc. To begin with this assignment, Ms. Labossiere and I showed an episode of one of our favorite TV series: The Office (US version)! We watched the "Sexual Harassment" episode from Season 2 on Netflix and asked students to note how gender was portrayed throughout the episode. After the episode was over, we had a conversation about what we noticed.
For your assignment over the weekend: Bullet points are fine for notes, and then we want a quick summary (1-2 paragraphs) of what you noticed in watching the show/reading the magazine or book/etc and how it relates to gender.
That was it for the day! Have a great Thanksgiving break and we will see you next Monday!
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