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Gender in Short Stories and Poetry

Resource Type: Lesson Plan; Unit Plan

Grade Level: 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Adult

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will use short stories and poetry to …

Resource Type: Lesson Plan; Unit Plan

Grade Level: 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Adult

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will use short stories and poetry to explore how gender roles and identity can be shaped by culture and change over time. Students will consider how gender identity and expression is influenced by societal expectations. They will also explain and support personal responses to a text. Students will respond to ideas on gender presented in song lyric format. Students will analyze content for explicit and implicit meaning.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; English Language Arts

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; gender Identity; gender diversity; gender; human rights

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; http://pridenet.ca/wp-content/uploads/the-gender-spectrum.pdf; http://www.giuliotortello.it/shortstories/boys_and_girls.pdf; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE5YzRr9yPo

Learning Standards: ELA 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 - Recognize and identify the role of personal, social, and cultural contexts, values, and perspectives in texts

Duration: 2 x 80 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 20, 2016

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1 recommendation 162 downloads

Blow the Whistle on Name Calling

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: pre-K; K; 1

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson encourages students to consider what …

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: pre-K; K; 1

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson encourages students to consider what a caring and respectful environment looks like and what the consequences of name-calling can be. It helps students develop a strategy for group self-monitoring of name-calling in the Physical Education class that can be transferred across the school environment.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Health and PE

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; gay; lesbian; name-calling; bullying; teasing; respect

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Elementary%20Lesson-Blow%20The%20Whistle%20on%20Name-Calling.pdf

Learning Standards: Develop and demonstrate respectful behaviour when participating in activities with others Identify caring behaviours among classmates and within families

Duration: 30 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 20, 2016

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1 recommendation 103 downloads

Language and Terminology to Explore Gender and Sexuality

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Adult

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will explore the language and termino…

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Adult

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will explore the language and terminology which help us to understand and discuss the historical inequality which gender and sexual minorities have faced and continue to face. This understanding will help students to think critically about gender and sexuality which will help promote a more inclusive school and a more equitable world.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Health and PE; Social Studies

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; gender identity; gender diversity; gender; sexual orientation; gay; lesbian; sexism; homophobia; transphobia; sexuality

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; http://pridenet.ca/wp-content/uploads/the-gender-spectrum.pdf; http://www.transstudent.org/gender

Learning Standards: PHE 8/9/10 - Propose/analyze strategies for responding to discrimination, stereotyping, and bullying. PHE 10 - Explore and describe factors that shape personal identities Social Studies 10/11/12 - Explain and infer different perspectives on past or present people, places, issues, or events by considering prevailing norms, values, worldviews, and beliefs (perspective)

Duration: 60 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 20, 2016

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2 recommendations 76 downloads

School Climate Map

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 8; 9

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: In this activity, students will create a map of t…

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 8; 9

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: In this activity, students will create a map of their high school that evaluates how safe and welcoming its spaces are for trans, two-spirit and gender expansive students. Students will consider how gender identity and expression is influenced by societal expectations. They will also explain and support personal responses to a text.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Health and PE

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; gender identity; sexual orientation; bullying; school climate; gay; lesbian

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; http://pridenet.ca/wp-content/uploads/the-gender-spectrum.pdf

Learning Standards: Propose strategies for responding to discrimination, stereotyping, and bullying Propose strategies for developing and maintaining healthy relationships Create strategies for promoting the health and well-being of the school and community Explore and describe the impact of transition and change on identities Consequences of bullying, stereotyping,and discrimination Influences of physical, emotional, and social changes on identities and relationships

Duration: 80 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 20, 2016

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1 recommendation 129 downloads

Beauty is Skin Deep

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 6; 7

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: Students will reflect on the ways in which they h…

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 6; 7

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: Students will reflect on the ways in which they have experienced or participated in name-calling based on physical appearance, and the ways in which expectations about appearance in our society influence us. They will learn about media literacy and examine media images for “attractiveness messages” that consciously and unconsciously influence our attitudes and behavior toward others.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Health and PE

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; body image; media; stereotypes; beauty; appearance; gender; gender identity; sexuality; sexual orientation

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/MS%20Lesson-Beauty%20is%20Skin%20Deep.pdf

Learning Standards: Describe and assess strategies for responding to discrimination, stereotyping, and bullying Explore the impact of transition and change on identities Influences on individual identity, including sexual identity, gender, values, and beliefs Influences of physical, emotional, and social changes on identities and relationships

Duration: 2 x 60 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 20, 2016

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1 recommendation 166 downloads

Gender Self-Portrait

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 5; 6; 7

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will help students to think criticall…

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 5; 6; 7

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will help students to think critically about the ways that traditional gender expectations limit a person’s potential and self-expression. It will also explore the harm, stigmatization and bullying of people who challenge gender expectations.

Subject: Arts Education; Fine Arts/Visual Arts; Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Health and PE

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; Gender Identity; Gender; sexuality; sexual orientation; identity; bullying; stereotypes; discrimination; gender diversity

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; http://pridenet.ca/wp-content/uploads/the-gender-spectrum.pdf; http://www.transstudent.org/gender

Learning Standards: Arts Education 5/6/7 – Explore relationships between identity, place, culture, society, and belonging through the arts PHE 5/6/7 - Describe and assess strategies for responding to discrimination, stereotyping, and bullying - Influences on individual identity, including sexuality and sexual identity

Duration: 60 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 20, 2016

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Examining Novels for Gender Bias

Resource Type: Lesson Plan; Unit Plan

Grade Level: 8; 9

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This is a checklist of questions which will help …

Resource Type: Lesson Plan; Unit Plan

Grade Level: 8; 9

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This is a checklist of questions which will help students to think critically and discuss the gender stereotypes and bias presented in various novels.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; English Language Arts

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; gender; gender identity; gender diversity; sexuality; bias; stereotypes

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; http://pridenet.ca/wp-content/uploads/the-gender-spectrum.pdf

Learning Standards: ELA 8/9 - Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens. - Recognize and identify the role of personal, social, and cultural contexts, values, and perspectives in texts - Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas within, between, and beyond texts

Duration: Varies

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 20, 2016

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Social Justice Vocabulary

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Adult

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will explore language and vocabulary …

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Adult

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will explore language and vocabulary related to social justice issues, and will help students to examine connections between various forms of oppression and discrimination.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; English Language Arts; Social Studies

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; transphobia; homophobia; racism; sexism; discrimination; oppression

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/making_space/makingSpace_full.pdf

Learning Standards: ELA 8/9 – Big Idea - Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world. ELA 10 – Big Idea - The exploration of text and story deepens our understanding of diverse, complex ideas about identity, others and the world. ELA 8/9/10 – Curricular Competency - Recognize and identify the role of personal, social, and cultural contexts, values, and perspectives in texts ELA 10 – Curricular Competency - Recognize how language constructs personal, social and cultural identity Social Justice 12 – Curricular Competency - Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions Content - various theoretical frameworks, interpretations, and concepts of social justice

Duration: 80 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 22, 2016

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First Nations' Perspectives of Gender

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 10; 11; 12; Adult

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: In this lesson, students will explore indigenous …

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 10; 11; 12; Adult

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: In this lesson, students will explore indigenous perspectives of gender, and contrast these to European beliefs. Students will also consider the impact of these colonial ideas about gender on indigenous people and communities both at the time of colonization and today.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Social Studies

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; Two-spirit; First nations; gender; gender diversity

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; http://pridenet.ca/wp-content/uploads/the-gender-spectrum.pdf; http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_288686/Theodore-de-Bry/The-dogs-of-Vasco-Nunez-de-Balboa-(1475-1571)-attacking-the-Indians

Learning Standards: SS 10 – Curricular Competencies - Compare and contrast continuities and changes for different groups during this period (continuity and change) - Explain and infer different perspectives on past or present people, places, issues, or events by considering prevailing norms, values, worldviews, and beliefs (perspective) BC First Peoples 11 & Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12- Curricular Competencies - Compare and contrast continuities and changes for different groups in different time periods and places (continuity and change) - Explain different perspectives on past or present people, places, issues, and events, and distinguish between worldviews of today and the past (perspective)

Duration: 80 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 22, 2016

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Transgender Day of Remembrance

Resource Type: Activity

Grade Level: 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 7 months ago

Description: This statement is about Transgender Day of Rememb…

Resource Type: Activity

Grade Level: 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 7 months ago

Description: This statement is about Transgender Day of Remembrance which is marked annually on November 20th. Several BC based videos are included which delve into the issues and struggles faced by transgender people on a daily basis.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Health and PE; Social Studies

Keywords: SOGI; transgender; gender identity; bullying; discrimination; human rights

URLs: https://www.sogieducation.org; https://vimeo.com/186480327; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI_kcwkaNrI; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtwBgm8HEpM; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUKAVcj9NVA&feature=youtu.be

Learning Standards: Propose strategies for responding to discrimination, stereotyping, and bullying

Duration: 30 - 60 min

Language: English

Date Created: Nov 24, 2016

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2 recommendations 163 downloads

Questioning Gender Expectations

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 2; 3; 4; 5

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will explore the expectations we have…

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 2; 3; 4; 5

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will explore the expectations we have around gender, and reinforce the notion that no one should feel confined by these expectations or teased /put down because of them.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; English Language Arts; Health and PE; Social Studies

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; Gender; gender identity; gender diversity; teasing; bullying; name-calling

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; http://pridenet.ca/wp-content/uploads/the-gender-spectrum.pdf

Learning Standards: ELA 2/3 - The role that story plays in personal, family, and community identity ELA 4/5 - Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text and deepen understanding of self, community, and world PHE 2/3 - Identify personal skills, interests, and preferences and describe how they influence self-identity PHE 4/5 - Describe factors that positively influence mental well-being and self-identity

Duration: 2 x 40 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 20, 2016

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1 recommendation 138 downloads

LGBTQ Human Rights

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 5; 6

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will explore the history of LGBTQ rig…

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 5; 6

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will explore the history of LGBTQ rights in Canada and make comparisons to other countries around the world. It will highlight that systems of government vary in their level of respect for human rights and freedoms.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Social Studies

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; Human Rights; Sexual Orientation; Gender Identity

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; https://opentextbc.ca/abealfreader4/chapter/the-story-of-jim-egan/; http://vanmag.com/best-of-the-city/20-tru-wilson/

Learning Standards: Socials 5 - Human rights and responses to discrimination in Canadian society Socials 6 - Global poverty and inequality issues, including class structure and gender

Duration: 2 x 60 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 20, 2016

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3 recommendations 198 downloads

What is a Family?

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: pre-K; K; 1; 2

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will explore the diverse types of fam…

Resource Type: Lesson Plan

Grade Level: pre-K; K; 1; 2

Submitted By: Steve Mulligan - 8 months ago

Description: This lesson will explore the diverse types of families that exist in society. The interactive activity teaches students that all families are special, express love and support their family members in similar ways to others families and are of equal importance and value within society.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Social Justice; Health and PE; Social Studies

Keywords: SOGI; LGBTQ; Families; Family Diversity; Sexual Orientation; Gay; Lesbian

URLs: http://www.sogieducation.org; http://pridenet.ca/wp-content/uploads/the-gender-spectrum.pdf

Learning Standards: Socials K - Ways in which individuals and families differ and are the same. Socials 1 - Diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives within the local and other communities PHE K/1 - Caring behaviours in groups and families

Duration: 2 x 30 min

Language: English

Date Created: Oct 20, 2016

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