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 * Grade Level: 9 **
 *  Unit: Poetry **
 * Lesson 8 **


 * Title of lesson: Men and Women **


 * In this lesson, we will take a look at gender and if it makes a difference in literary style, subject, and appeal. We will look at poems about male and female roles or about the subjects of men and women. We will also conduct class surveys to see what subjects appeal to the boys vs. the girls in our class. Views on gender have developed and altered greatly over the years, so we will look at the role it plays in poetry and writing. **


 * Assignment type: slide show or video based on a position on the lesson theme **


 * Lesson objectives: **
 * **Students will understand how a video can prove or introduce an argument. **
 * **Students will be able to identify their own positions on whether the gender of a poet makes a difference in his/her subject matter and/or writing style. **


 *  Time required to complete this lesson: 1-2 classes **


 * Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred): **
 * Create either a slide show using a slide show maker approved by me or an animoto video in response to the video example below. First form your main contention. For example, for this video, mine would be "Men and women are completely different creatures which therefore makes their art different." **


 * Technology used: Animoto.com, 280 slides.com, showbeyond.com, powerpoint, or any teacher approved slide show or video maker **


 *  The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: **
 * Using the above listed technology to illustrate an argument teaches students to take a position and prove it through imagery in order to show it to someone else. Using videos to do this changes learning by making it interactive, social, and audio-visual. **

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