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The Pink Aisle
Kind of Activity:
Classwide Discussion
Objective:
To asses contemporary relevance of De Beauvoir’s analysis of female childhood
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.7
Structure:
De Beauvoir describes in details what she sees as the socializing of girls in a particular way from a very young age. In recent years, there has been a big push against ‘the pink aisle,’ meaning very explicitly ‘girly’ toys pushing a singular image of femininity onto young girls, which is very close to the Eternal Feminine described by De Beauvoir.
Have students reflect on their own childhoods and record what...
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