Females in HistoryFemales as a Historical Minority

Introduction

In our Minority Voices in Literature Unit, we have explored the idea of the marginalized voice in Literature. We’ve looked particularly close at racial marginalization, now we’re going to explore the idea of female marginalization.

Task

In groups, you will be researching the argument of female inferiority (to include scholarly sources and stereotypes in pop culture) and tools males used for female oppression.

You will choose one particular female that is important in this gender struggle, identify why she is important, and the tools she uses to overcome her oppression

For your choice, you will create a creative project that attempts to view the world from her perspective. Justify the project.

You will conclude your Webquest with a summative paper(individual) and group presentation that includes a concrete plan on how to recognize and combat female oppression. (Refer to your findings on what perpetuates it.)

Process

Skim these three articles: http://www.icr.org/article/378/ http://

gender.stanford.edu/news/2011/is-female-brain-innately-inferior

http://thedailycougar.com/2014/03/25/media-perpetuates-oppression-gender-equality/

Discuss your initial thoughts on tools of oppression.

Listen to two of the following songs and analyze how one song deals with female stereotypes/oppression. (Print the lyrics, make notes, write your analysis).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryImbOTDXe8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzkK3ZtI9SU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BoSl-31lFU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHfmPjE3vQ0

Process (2)

Watch these videos and discuss how they deal with female oppression.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9zZMqIHrm8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQooEZhUyR8

History of Women’s rights:

Summarize: http://video.pbs.org/video/2365187970/

Summarize: http://video.pbs.org/video/2365207104/

What event influenced the women’s rights movements?

Why were women so eager for their rights after this event?

Review: http://www.historynet.com/womens-rights

Review: http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/history/woman-suffrage-timeline

Analyze the development of women’s rights over time. (Write)

Process (3)

Choose a female: Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Toni Morrison, Nancy Pelosi, Sandra Day O’Connor, Beyonce, Maya Angelou, Kerry Washington

Give a biographical account.

Tell their importance to women’s rights.

Consider their time period and take their perspective on the issues they might face and how they combat them.

Are/Were they successful in halting female oppression? To what extent/In what ways?

Include some form of media/creative component. (examples: journal, blog, powerpoint, video, recordings, Prezi, etc.) Justify your choice

EvaluationTask 4 3 2 1

Accessed materials

Viewed entire Webquest

Did not access 1-2 sources

Did not access 3-4 sources

Did not access 5+ sources

Task completion

Completed all tasks or Missed one

Did not answer 2-3 questions

Did not answer 3-4 questions

Did not answer 5+ questions

Project Answered all questions

Did not answer 1-2 questions.

Did not answer 3-4 questions

Did not answer 5+ questions

Project Quality

Shows a thoughtful analysis of female’s role to Women’s rights. Masterful creative interpretation and justification.

Shows an average analysis of female’s role to Women’s rights. Average creative interpretation and justification.

Basic analysis of female’s role to Women’s rights. Basic creative interpretation and justification.

Substantially lacking in creativity and analysis

Conclusion Students will write a summative and cohesive paper in which they

synthesize their learning in the following ways:

Articulate the tools of oppression.

Discuss the history of women’s rights.

Identify ways in which pop culture perpetuates the oppression of females

How can our culture combat female and other forms of oppression