05.01 - Jobs Review / Gender Discussion Part I

At the beginning of class today, I handed out a unit 3 roots and prefixes review sheet. Everyone had several minutes to see how many roots or prefixes they could identify by memory. Then, we reviewed the definitions for all of the roots and prefixes in this set.

Next, we reviewed the pictures that people had drawn on Tuesday depicting the typical man and the typical woman at work. These jobs included:

Typical Woman:
bank teller
teacher (x3)
hairstylist
reproduction (x2)
childcare
cooking
manicurist
baker/bakery worker
gardener
cosmetologist
day care / mom
cooking

Typical Man:
teacher (x2)
cowboy/rodeo bull rider
handyman
repair man
janitor
tow truck driver
bus driver
web developer
construction worker (x2)
police officer

We then discussed as a class trends in these jobs for men and women and compared what these jobs told us about how we think about men and women in our society. This lead into a discussion around some of the terms we have been using in discussing these roles. In our discussions, we have been talking about what jobs and characteristics we associate with which gender. In class, I spoke some about what gender means in relation to some other common terms that come up when we talk about the ideas of "male" and "female." The basic points in this discussion were as follows:

Gender - social ideas about "men" and "women," how they act, what they're like, and how a person thinks of themself (e.g. "I'm a man" or "I'm a woman")

Sex - biological definitions of "man," "woman," or "intersex" based on the chromosomes someone has.

Preference - who a person chooses to date (based on their gender and the gender of the person they are dating).

We will talk more about what this looks like for various people in everyday life tomorrow.

Handouts:
Typical Gender Characteristics Categories
The Hunger Games Vocabulary Categories

Homework:

If you did not do so in class, complete the Hunger Games Vocabulary Categories activity.

Prepare for the unit 3 roots and prefixes quiz on Friday.

If you have not done so already, complete sections 1, 2, and 3 of the occupations research paper.
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