Advertisements often have problematic gender messaging; however, advertisements can also be used to combat negative messaging, drawing attention to problematic norms. Building on the negative messaging from The Past is Present - Part 1 students should have a strong notion of the problematic messages that are inherenant in media pieces, and gendered advertisements. This lesson will … Continue reading Gender Lesson: The Past is Present – Part 2
Ads from past generations had problematic messaging. This has not changed. The negative gender normative messages will be addressed in this lesson. Having already familiarized students with the concepts raised from The Gender Box, and enhanced through the study of the short story X: A Fabulous Child's Story it's time to take those concepts and use them … Continue reading Gender Lesson: The Past is Present – Part 1
Whether you've arrived here as part of the larger Gender Representation Unit, or while searching for a strong short story to use with your students, X: A Fabulous Child's Story by Lois Gould is perfect for your classroom. A copy of the story can be purchased online or downloaded from The Gender Centre (currently the fourth link from the top at the time … Continue reading X: A Fabulous Child’s Story – Literacy Skills Review
By confronting prejudices and allowing students to speak openly about their experiences, the foundation developed from from The Toy Box is strengthened with shared experiences and concepts. Students will look further into the gender normative roles they may feel they need to fulfill. This lesson is part of a large mini-unit on Teaching Gender Representation in the … Continue reading Gender Lesson: The Gender Box
Regardless of age, everyone has a memory of a toy that they loved when they were a child, or a toy they wanted but they were never given. The things we play with help determine the people we grow into. This lesson focuses on separating boy toys from girl toys while pausing to take a look at why we … Continue reading Gender Lesson: The Toy Box
There are few things more important than teaching students to view the world through a critical lens. "How individuals construct their social identities, how they come to understand what it means to be male [or] female ... is shaped by commodified texts produced by media for audiences that are increasingly segmented by the social constructions … Continue reading Teaching Gender Representation in the Media
Point Evidence Explanation paragraphs have all three requirements for supporting an opinion. The point is what the writer believes, the evidence is what the writer is using to prove their belief is true, and the explanation is an explanation of how the evidence supports the point. I use the following activity as a diagnostic to assess Reading and Writing knowledge. It … Continue reading Alligator River: Point Evidence Explanation Paragraphs
Now that you have familiarized yourself with pixton you may want to print physical hardcopies of the tutorial, or the student tutorial sheet. You can use the links below to download the resources. Feel free to distribute my sheets for non-commercial purposes. Downloads Pixton - Teacher Guide Pixton - Student Guide Part 1: Pixton Comic … Continue reading Pixton – Downloadable Resources
In the last part (Assignments and Students in Pixton) we learned how to create assignments and add students to our classroom. In this section we will learn how to use Pixton's built in lesson plans. Using Lesson Plans The library of lesson plans is one of the most exciting aspects of Pixton. To see what … Continue reading Using Lesson Plans in Pixton
In the last part (Pixton in the Classroom) we learned how to set up our Pixton account. Now we will look at how we can customize our assignments and work with our digital classrooms. Creating Your First Activity From the Activity screen for your class, click on the +NEW ACTIVITY button. From here you can … Continue reading Assignments and Students in Pixton
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