Z For Zachariah Lesson Plan

Gender Roles Roundtable

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will identify and thoughtfully discuss the ways the novel confirms and breaks gender stereotypes.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4

Structure:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

To begin this activity, break students into small groups of 3-5. Each group will sit in a circle to discuss gender roles in the book and how they confirm or break typical gender stereotypes. Before they begin their roundtable discussions, have students make a list of stereotypical gender roles in society (what roles are typically given to...