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Homework Resource Page

Directions: This page includes TED talks, other videos, articles, etc., organized by the gender they discuss. Each week, you should choose one that interests you from the resource list below to watch or read. You should then complete a journal response to that resource on your "House on Mango Street Journal" Google Doc. Your journal response must answer 5 questions total: the four required questions and an extra one you choose (see question lists below). BONUS: Feel free to use any of these resources in your Rethinking Pink and Blue project!

Questions to Answer After Reading/Watching (Answer all of these for each journal you write):

1. SUMMARIZE the video you watched or article you read.
2. REFLECT: What about the video/article seemed important to you? Why? What responses or feelings can you share about what you heard/read?
3. CONNECT: This might overlap with question #2, and that's okay. Share how what you heard/read connects to something in your life or the life of someone you know. Do you see examples of something the speaker/author talked about in your life? Do you see counterexamples? Discuss.
4. CONCLUDE: What takeaway or resolution do you have after hearing/reading this? Is there anything you want to change as a result? Or anything you want to keep the same? 

Extra Questions to Choose From (Choose one to respond to in each journal you write):

1. As young women and young men, you are bombarded with images and messages from print and digital media every day. How is the code of femininity or masculinity represented in the media and by your peers? 
2. When is an example of a time you've been told to "act like a man," or "be more like a girl"? Do you feel you are allowed to express emotion? How can we encourage a world where it is OK to express your emotions?
3.  Bill Pozzobon addresses the subconscious way we pick up on the boy code or girl code from our families. He compares this to a lead ball that is passed down from generation to generation. What choices might you be making from similar instances that may not be your "truth"?
4.  Dr. Jackson Katz says that sexism is a learned behavior. Do you believe this? Do you find your self repeating sexist behaviors you've learned from the media? How can you empower yourself to refuse it?
5.  Learning to be more aware of stereotypes and messages is an important step in becoming the person you want to be. What does the man or woman you choose to be look like? What is your story to share with the world?