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Beyond Gender Stereotypes

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 5

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Essential Question

�How do gender stereotypes shape our experiences online?

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Define gender stereotypes and describe how they can be present online.

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Describe how gender stereotypes can lead to unfairness or bias.�

Create an avatar and a poem that show how gender stereotypes affect who they are.

Learning Objectives

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WARM UP: CLASS DISCUSSION

What do you think about these statements?

Girls

Boys

  • Girls worry about how they look.
  • Girls are all drama queens.
  • Boys are competitive and like to win.
  • Boys are all aggressive and loud.
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Oversimplified ideas about how women and men are or should be

Gender Stereotypes

KEY VOCABULARY

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An unfair belief about a person or group based on a stereotype

Bias

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An image or character that represents a person online

Avatar

KEY VOCABULARY

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