Lesson Plan 3 (Gender Based Approach)

Form : 4 MENCABAR (Intermediate)

Day : Wednesday

Time : 7.15 a.m.- 8.25 a.m. (70 minutes)

Subject : English Language (Literature)

Topic : Gender Issue- ‘Gender Streotyping’

General Objective : Students will be able to list ‘Typical men’ and ‘Typical women’ activities/roles in a society.

Specific Objectives : By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. List at least 5 ‘Typical men’ activities/roles (for female students) and ‘Typical women’ activities/roles (for male students).
2. Choose 1 male or female character from the Fruitcake Special and explain how he/she depicted in the story.

Rationale : to show to the students that streotyping- ‘Typically men’ and ‘Typically women’ behaviour is not given by nature but it is instilled in us from early childhood and in our daily life routines.

Moral Values : tolerance, understanding, cooperation

Teaching Aid :   

1. A set of pictures of ‘Typical men’ and ‘Typical women’ activities/roles in a society (PowerPoint Presentation).
2. Worksheet 1- a table for students to list down ‘Typical men’ or ‘Typical women’ activities/roles in a society.
3. Worksheet 2- a comprehension question related to the Fruitcake Special by Frank Brennan.

Content : Short-Story (The Fruitcake Special by Frank Brennan)

Reference : Literature Component for Secondary Schools. A Collection of Poems,   

Short Stories and Drama (Form 4 to Form 5). Ministry of Education Malaysia 2009.

Previous Knowledge:

1. The students had read and  analysed the short-story The Fruitcake Special  by Frank Brennan.

Teaching Procedures	Activities	Materials/Notes
Set Induction (5 minutes)	Teacher (Tr) greets the students (Ss). Tr recaps the previous lesson on the Fruitcake Special by Frank Brennan.
Pre-Activity (15 minutes)	Tr shows a set of pictures to Ss. Tr generates discussion related to the pictures shown- ‘Gender Stereotyping’. Tr and Ss share their opinions/understanding on ‘Gender Stereotyping in their society.	AVA: A set of pictures on the ‘Typical men’ and ‘Typical women’ activities/roles in a society.      MV : Understanding
While-Activity (25 minutes)	Ss divide themselves into pairs. *each pair consists of 1 male student and 1 female student (if possible). Tr distributes Worksheet 1 to Ss. Ss (male students) are asked to list down at least 5 activities/roles that they considered as ‘Typical women’ while Ss (female students) have to list down at least 5 activities/roles that they considered as ‘Typical men’. Ss are given 10 minutes to work on the task given. Ss exchange the worksheet with their partner to be evaluated. Ss (selected pairs) share their answers with the class.	AVA: Worksheet 1- ‘list down ‘Typical men’ or ‘Typical women’ activities/roles in a society.      MV : Tolerance
Post-Activity (20 minutes)	Tr distributes Worksheet 2. Ss work in same pair. Tr and Ss recap on the characters in the short story. Ss are asked to choose ONE male or female character from the short story and explain how he/she depicted in the story. Ss are given 15 minutes to complete the task. Ss share their answers with the class.	AVA: Worksheet 2- ‘Choose ONE male or female character in the Fruitcake Special by Frank Brennan and explain how is he /she depicted in the short story.             MV : Cooperation
Closure (5 minutes)	Ss recap the lesson with Tr. Tr explain the relation of the activities with the short story. Ss share their experiences/feeling in doing the activities related to Gender Stereotyping. Ss thank Tr.

Download links:

PPT on Gender Stereotyping

Worksheets