Congratulations! If you’re reading this, it means you have access to a curriculum dedicated to educating and inspiring students. Welcome to Solving Sexism in Language.
This curriculum was born out of a desire to spread awareness about sexist language and its solutions. It comes with four sections: enrichment projects, correcting sexist language worksheets, reading comprehension worksheets, and writing prompts. Each is meant to help students learn about sexism in language while developing critical reading and writing skills.
Because this curriculum is meant for these two purposes, it can be used at any time, no matter what. Learning about history? Go ahead and assign a writing prompt about the history of women in the workforce. In art class? Use one of the enrichment projects designed to inspire creativity. The pieces of this curriculum don’t have to be used together, creating a more flexible option for teachers and administrators. This curriculum also has activities for students of all ages, which can lead to a more cohesive, close-knit educational environment. Encourage high schoolers to discuss gender stereotypes with middle school students. Encourage teamwork, collaboration. This curriculum will assist with any such goal.
By reading these instructions and gaining access to this curriculum, you have already taken a step towards progress. Because of you and your students, maybe one day correcting sexist language will be seen as a commonly-accepted nicety, not the controversial thing it is today. Maybe one day all students will be well-educated about gender stereotypes, about how language must evolve alongside social change. Maybe female students will be at equal footing with their male peers, because of you. And to think, all you have to do is get started.
Cost of Implementation
This curriculum is free to implement! There is no additional cost to access the documents, print them, and edit them to your own needs. Some of these worksheets are better on paper than online, so there is an optional cost of printing. However, they are all available online in clear, easy-to-read formats.
This curriculum is also limited in its time cost. While teachers have the option of personalizing their lessons and material to match this curriculum, they do not have to. Every document comes with clear instructions and examples of what to do.
Documentation
If you wish to see the steps completed to create this project, click here.
Each of the links below will take you to a separate page. On each page, there will be both the documents that make up this curriculum and a link to the Google Drive folder where they are stored. The Google Drive folder also contains video recordings of each document. This is to assist any students or teachers who, for whatever reason, prefer listening to reading. Feminism is an intersectional movement. As such, it should be inclusive of everyone, regardless of their learning style or ability.
¡Felicitaciones! Si estás leyendo esto, significa que tienes acceso a un plan de estudios dedicado a educar y inspirar a los estudiantes. Bienvenido a Solving Sexism in Language.
Para este proyecto, he escrito un folleto informativo sobre el sexismo en los idiomas. El folleto está escrito en español, pero es principalmente sobre el inglés. Para ver, hacer clic aquí: Spanish Informational Brochure.