Representations of gender
Studies in language, media and representation
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How does mass media use both visual and written text to influence our understanding of social norms?
How does mass media use both visual and written text to influence our understanding of social norms?
To what extent does mass media influence our ideological understandings?
To what extent does mass media influence our ideological understandings?
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
Concepts: Identity + Communication
Area of Exploration: Readers, writers, text + intertextuality
Fields of inquiry: Culture, identity, community + Beliefs, values, education + Art, creativity, imagination + Power, politics and justice.
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Various formative paragraph responses and analyses
Formal ad analysis (summative)
Group presentations and responses (formative)
Guided portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Independent portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Creative tasks (summative and formative)
Week 1
Week 1
L/O: To begin to explore how gender is represented in the media
L/O: To review the BIG 5 and apply our knowledge to a sample text
Friday, Aug. 27
Masculinity and femininity - brainstorming and discussion
Looking at a sample
HW: Complete Big 5 organizer for Tuesday, Aug.31
Week 2
Week 2
L/O: To practice our annotation skills by turning our Big 5 observations into annotations
L/O: To review how to write a clear thesis statement (Hows and Whats)
L/O: To work on creating a clear thesis statement for an analysis of our sample text
L/O: To begin planning our guided textual analysis of sample text.
Tuesday, Aug.31
Face-to-face lesson
Discuss our Big 5 organizers
What stylistic and linguistic devices have we noticed?
Annotating covers - hand annotations
Gallery walk and discussion (if time)
HW: Please ensure that you have completed all your annotations in detail for next lesson and bring your annotations to class.
Thursday, Sept. 2
Face-to-face lesson
Review HOWs and WHATs
How to structure a thesis statement
Annotations gallery walk - tips and tops
Friday, Sept. 3
Online lesson - Please be in the g.meet at 8:15
What is a guided textual analysis?
Can you focus on several WHATs? What might that look like in a thesis?
Writing thesis statements for set question in a group -
Discussion
Working on our own individual thesis statements
Working on plan if time
HW: Complete a clear thesis statement in your planner and begin to write some ideas down on your planner. The more prepared you are on Tuesday, the better.
How does this text employ various textual and visual elements to enforce stereotypical ideas about femininity?
Week 3
Week 3
L/O: To demonstrate our analysis and writing skills through a guided textual analysis
L/O: To understand the expectations of a guided textual analysis by reviewing the Paper 1 assessment rubric
Tuesday, Sept. 7
Online lesson - please be in the g.meet at 9:15
Share your planning documents with Ms. Z
Independent work on your planning documents - individual meetings with Ms. Z
HW: plan completed in full for Thursday's lesson. Be ready to start writing. Please upload a copy to Manage bac dropbox
Thursday, Sept. 8
Online lesson - please be in the g.meet at 9:15
Asynchronous work time. Essay writing. Ms. Z will be in the g.meet if you have questions.
HW: Essay complete and ready for peer editing - Tuesday, Sept. 14
HW: Final copies of essays due: Tuesday, Sept. 14, 10:00pm via M.Bac
Friday, Sept. 10
Face-to-face
Essay writing time. Asking questions.
HW: Essay complete and ready for peer editing - Tuesday, Sept. 14
HW: Final copies of essays due: Tuesday, Sept. 14, 10:00pm via M.Bac
Week 4
Week 4
L/O: To complete and polish our guided textual analyses through proofreading and peer-editing
L/O: To gain an understanding of the expectations and requirements for the Global Issues Presentation and sign up for a sheduled presentation time
L/O: To consider the media's role in enforcing dangerous ideaologies about women and gender roles through an exploration of Joan Killbourne's "Killing Us Softly"
Tuesday, Sept. 14
Face-to-face lesson
Working on essays, peer editing of final submissions
HW: Essay due tonight 10pm in M.bac
Thursday, Sept. 16
Face-to-face lesson
NO HOMEWORK!
Friday, Sept. 17
Online lesson - please be in the google meet at 8:15.
Intro to Killing Us Softly
9:30 - rejoin the g.meet
GI presentation sign up
Review questions (if time)
HW: PPT slides due for discussion and presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 21
Killing Us Softly 4
Peer editing rounds
Peer editing rounds
1) Thesis statement, Topic and sentences and conclusion sentences - are these all included? Can you easily identify them? Does the thesis have clear what's and hows? Do the topic sentences address at least one HOW and its connection to the what?
2) PEA - can you identify each section of their body paragraphs? Does their evidence match their point? Are they spending the majority of their paragraph on analysis?
3) Conclusion - Revisit the thesis? Interesting final ideas?
4) Spelling, grammar, transitions and connectives - Does the response include clear and varied connectives and transitions, are these used properly? Double check for proper spelling, possessive s, commas, capitalization, no first person pronouns (I, me, you), avoid contractions, tense (present tense throughout) etc.
Week 5
Week 5
L/O: To continue to expore the media's role in enforcing dangerous ideaologies about women and gender roles through an exploration of Joan Killbourne's "Killing Us Softly"
L/O: To begin to explore Cosmopolitan covers as a BOW
L/O: To study Cosmopolitan Magazine covers through detailed analysis, annotation and discussion
Tuesday, Sept. 21
Thursday, Sept. 23
Exploring Cosmopolitan BOW
Connections to "Killing Us Softly"
HW: Complete breaking down a body of work (if needed)
Friday, Sept. 24
GI presentation - Raziel
Discussion of HW - Breaking down a body of work
working on annotating covers in groups (if time)
HW: Complete detailed organizer for next lesson
Check out this article where Lili Reinhart and Camila Medes call out Cosmopolitan for photoshopping their photos
Week 6
Week 6
L/O: To study how Cosmopolitan Magazine represents gender and social norms through a detailed examination, annotation and discussion of a variety of covers.
L/O: To consider the motivation for, and impact of, inclusive representation on Cosmopolitan magazine covers.
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Group annotations of Covers - begin to discuss
Thursday, Sept. 30
Continued discussion of annotations and covers
Assign 2nd set of covers - online annotations.
Friday, Oct. 1
Discussion and debrief
Week 7
Week 7
L/O: To consider how masculinity is defined and enforced in society
L/O: To understand the term “toxic masculinity” and how it is reflected in the media and everyday life.
Tuesday, Oct. 5
debreif HW -Masculinity, social norms and “The Mask You Live In”
9:45 - Assembly
Thursday, Oct. 7
The Mask You Live In - watching documentary
HW: Complete final column of your Masculinity, social norms and “The Mask You Live In” sheet for parts of the documentary we watched today. We will finish it tomorrow in class.
Friday, Oct. 8
Debrief discussion
HW: Start thinking about your magazine cover. You will have Tuesday's lesson to work on it as well.
HW: Mock cover due: Thursday, October 14
The Mask You Live In
Copy of The Mask You Live In (1280x720).mp4
Week 8
Week 8
L/O: To demonstrate our understanding of what we've studied so far in this unit through the creation of a mock magazine cover.
L/O: To further consider how advertisers use sex and dangerous stereotypes to enforce unrealistic and toxic social norms
L/O: To introduce Suit Supply as a body of work
Tuesday, Oct. 12
Working on mock magazine covers
Thursday, Oct. 14
Sharing mock covers and rationales
Friday, Oct. 15
Looking at sex in advertising - PPT
Introduction to Suit Supply BOW
Week 9
Week 9
L/O: To begin to explore Suit Supply as a body of work
L/O: To review Learner Portfolio expectations and checklist of required entries thus far
Tuesday, Oct. 19
Review LP requirements and expectations
Suit Supply - intro to pitch project
HW: Spend a bit of time reviewing and organizing your LP
END OF TERM!! YAY!!!
END OF TERM!! YAY!!!
Term 2 - week 1
Term 2 - week 1
L/O: To explore our “Suit Supply” body of work and our understanding of advertisements as a text type through the creation of an ad pitch presentation
L/O: To demonstrate our understanding of stylistic features of advertisements and their effects
L/O: To understand the appeal of controversial ad campaigns
Monday, Oct. 25
Changes to GI presentation schedule
Working on pitch projects
HW: Pitches will be presented on Monday, Nov. 1st
Tuesday, Oct. 26 (double)
No lesson - farewell for Pak Tom
HW: Please do some work on your pitches at home. Pitches will be presented on Monday, Nov. 1st
Wednesday, Oct. 27
Working pitches
HW: Pitches will be presented on Monday, Nov. 1st
Week 2
Week 2
L/O: To explore various aspects of the Suit Supply BOW through group presentations and a guided debrief
L/O: To understand global issues present in the Suit Supply BOW and create clear global issues statements for them
L/O: To introduce the Term 2 summative - The Global Issues Written Task
Monday, Nov. 1
Suit Supply Pitch Presentations
Tuesday, Nov. 2 (double)
Pitch presentations cont'd
Suit Supply guided debrief and quick overview of Spring Summer 2018
Wednesday, Nov.3
Riley - G.I presentation
Introduction to Global Issues Written Task - Summative for Term 2
Global Issues Written Task planner (for those of you who want a head start)
HW: Come to Monday's lesson next week your selected primary text and global issue for your Global Issues Written Task.
TOY BOYS.pdf
Week 3
Week 3
L/O: working on our Global Issues Written Task outlines and essays
Monday, Nov. 8
Extended Essays in English - overview
Introduction to the Global Issues written task planner
Time for working on planners
HW: Planners due: Nov.9 10:00pm via m.bac
Tuesday, Nov. 9
Working on planners
HW: Planners due: Nov.9 10:00pm via m.bac
Wednesday, Nov.10
No School - Happy Galungan day!
Happy Galungan Day!
Global Issues Written Task Assignment timeline:
Tuesday, Nov.2
Unpacking global issues in Suit Supply BOW
Introduction to the Global Issues Written Task
Monday, Nov.8
Come to lesson with a selected primary text and global issue
Intro to planner and time for working on planner - Planner due 10pm Tuesday, Nov.9
Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 10-12
You will receive a short LOOM video of feedback on your outline
Monday, Nov.15-17
Working on essays in class
Monday, Nov. 22
Peer editing - last minute questions and conferences with Ms. Z.
Final copies due in M.bac by 10:00pm (late submissions will not be accepted)
Week 4
Week 4
L/O: To gain an understanding of the Global Issues Written Task essay through discussing and reviewing the assessment rubric and a student sample essay.
L/O: To work on our written task drafts with the assistance of Ms. Z’s feedback.
Monday, Nov. 15
Looking at a student sample GIWT
Reviewing the assessment rubric
Working on essays
HW: Have your essay complete for lesson on Monday, Nov. 22. We will use this lesson for peer editing. Final copies due in M.bac by 10pm on Monday, Nov. 22.
Tuesday, Nov. 16 (double)
Ella - Global Issues Presentation
Working on essays
HW: Have your essay complete for lesson on Monday, Nov. 22. We will use this lesson for peer editing. Final copies due in M.bac by 10pm on Monday, Nov. 22
Wednesday, Nov. 17
Johanna - Global Issues Presentation
Working on essays
HW: Have your essay complete for lesson on Monday, Nov. 22. We will use this lesson for peer editing. Final copies due in M.bac by 10pm on Monday, Nov. 22
Global Issues Written Task Assignment timeline:
Tuesday, Nov.2
Unpacking global issues in Suit Supply BOW
Introduction to the Global Issues Written Task
Monday, Nov.8
Come to lesson with a selected primary text and global issue
Intro to planner and time for working on planner - Planner due end of lesson Tuesday, Nov.9
Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 10-12
You will receive a short LOOM video of feedback on your outline
Monday, Nov.15-17
Working on essays in class
Monday, Nov. 22
Peer editing - last minute questions and conferences with Ms. Z.
Final copies due in M.bac by 10:00pm (late submissions will not be accepted)
Week 5
Week 5
L/O: To peer edit our GIWTsL/O: To review how to write our student self-reports
Monday, Nov. 22
GIWT peer editing
HW: Final copies due TONIGHT in M.bac by 10pm
HW: Student reports due: Wednesday, Nov. 24 8:15am via email
Key points to consider when peer editing:
1) Look at the introduction. Does it have a clear thesis? Is there relevant background information and some points about the body of work as a whole?
2) look at each body paragraph. Do they have a clear topic sentence that connects to the global issue? Are examples relevant and well connected to the focus of the paragraph? Do they have a good concluding sentence?
3) Think about their PEA analysis. Is there a detailed exploration of the example? Do their points all connect back to the global issue? Are they making reference to stylistic devices?
4) Have they used clear transitions that don't come across as robotic?
5) check spelling, grammar and expression. Let them know if there is something awkward, overly wordy or in improper register.
End of our unit on representations of gender in the media
End of our unit on representations of gender in the media
Please see the "The Feminine Gospels" page for our next lessons
Please see the "The Feminine Gospels" page for our next lessons
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