The Round House Lesson Plan

Gender Switch

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will use their knowledge of gender roles to rewrite a scene in the novel.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3

Structure:

Gender roles have great thematic significance in The Round House. This is partially due to the time frame in which the events in the novel took place (the 1980s), though many of these socially-constructed gender roles remain a part of today's culture as well. Begin the class with a short discussion about gender roles as a concept: what are they, where do they come from, are they positive or negative for society,...