Web Quest: Gender Discrimination

By Lashaun Innis

Shaundon45@hotmail.com

IS 183, Literacy and Social Studies

 

 

 

 

Introduction

 

            This Web Quest focuses on Gender Discrimination.  Upon entry into most Junior High Schools, our children automatically separate themselves into certain gender groups.  For example, some junior high schools only have one basketball team.  The goal of this activity is to help children understand Gender Discrimination, and how it plays a role in their everyday lives.

 

 

Task

 

            The opening scene of Rulers Of Terabithia shows a case of Gender Discrimination.  What is Gender Discrimination?  What role does Gender Discrimination play in our society today?  Does Gender Discrimination affect our schools?  In this lesson you will follow these steps to understand Gender Discrimination.

 

  1. The class will break up into groups of four.
  2. Each group will brainstorm the term “Gender Discrimination” to help determine its meaning.
  3. Each group will re-read the story Rulers Of Terabithia.
  4. The groups will identify the case of Gender Discrimination in the story Rulers Of Terabithia.
  5. Each group will pick an example of how Gender Discrimination has played a role in our society. (use the resource section for this area)
  6. Each group will identify how Gender Discrimination plays a role in our school.
  7. Each group will develop a policy addressing a specific example of discrimination,
  1. Present information answering all questions in a report, and present the report to the other groups.

 

 

Process

 

a.       The group will read the story Rulers Of Terabithia.

b.      Each group will use the story to define the term Gender Discrimination.

c.       Each group will choose an example of Gender Discrimination.

d.      Each group will use the resource section of the Web Quest to research their specific example of Gender Discrimination.

e.       Each group will answer the Public Policy steps to create an alternate policy.

f.        Each group will use the information to write a written report about an alternate policy.

g.       Groups will use the information, visual aids, and other resources to present to other groups.

 

 

Resources

           

1.      www.girlsincofhamblen.org/

2.      www.geocities.com/Wellesley/4340/

3.      http://news.excite.com/news/uw/001031/university-226

4.      http://www.bergen.com/ed/mathstud200010317.htm

5.      http://www.bergen.com/region/nybias200010319.htm

6.      http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articles.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/10/30/ED50088.DTL

7.      http://www.mensdefense.org/

8.      http://www.aber.ac.uk/~ednwww/Ungrad/ED30520/genderty.html#A

9.      http://www.leaderu.com/offices/rekers/docs/assess.htlm

10.  http://www.cse.stanford.edu/classas/cs201/Projects/gender-gap-in-education/page2.htm

11.  http://www.cse.stanford.edu/classes/cs201/Projects/gender-gap-in-education/page4.htm

12.  www.askjeeves.com   search GENDER DISCRIMINATION

13. www.yahoo.com     search GENDER DISCRIMINATION

 

 

Evaluation

 

RUBRIC

BELOW STANDARDS

MEETS STANDARDS

EXCEEDS STANDARDS

INFORMATION

INFORMATION NOT RELEVANT TO LESSON

INFORMATION RELEVANT TO LESSON

INFORMATION RELEVANT TO LESSON WITH RESOURCES

PRESENTATION

INCOHERENT

LACK OF VISUALS

GROUP WAS NOT ORGANIZED

HAS SOME UNDERSTANDING OF INFORMATION

HAS VISUALS

COHERENT

MOST OF THE GROUP MEMBERS PARTICIPATED

COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF INFORMATION

HAS VISUALS

COHERENT

GROUP WORKS WELL TOGETHER

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

 

            In conclusion, this Web Quest will help you understand Gender Discrimination and the role it does now or may eventually play in your lives. You will have identified the process it takes to create an alternate policy to the already existing policy.  As a result you would have set a model for you to become individual problem solvers on public policies that affect you.