Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Invite local poet to read. Share student writing about feminism

Objective: Students to work cooperatively on projects outside the classroom. To create an advertisement that sells the product in an unbiased manner.

Activity: Group assignment of creating an advertisement that is free of gender stereotypes (video, radio, magazine, newspaper). View Steel Magnolias or Lonesome Dove. Films that portray real people and few stereotypes. Invite local poet to read feminist poetry, etc. and poetry that binds and heals: Example ? "Councils" by Marge Piercy. Conclude with group presentations of ads followed by class response and questions.

Assessment: Students demonstrate appreciation for variety of viewpoints. Ads reflect positively on male and female roles, no stereotypes. Quality of work involved in creating the ads.