Reading Lolita in Tehran Lesson Plan

Gender Roles Discussion

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to accurately describe and analyze gender roles as they are presented in the book and how they manifest in their lives.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.C, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2

Structure:

In this activity, you will lead students through a discussion on gender roles in Iran and in the United States. Before you begin the class-wide discussion, split students into small groups and instruct them to make a list of gender roles for women and men in the culture of the United States. You may wish to distribute a worksheet with a T chart and a few...