The Second Sex Lesson Plan

Intersectionality

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

To examine how point of view influences analysis

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.B, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.C, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.D

Structure:

In her Chapter 3 of Myths, De Beauvoir describes the role that the Eternal Feminine plays in shaping expectations of women’s behavior as well as the behavior itself. However, she also says that the myth of the Eternal Feminine is a luxury for eras and social classes who have time to daydream about it. She claims that the closer one is living to a state of need (ie peasant...