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20th Century American History and Literature

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 78.03.09

Unit Guide

Women Writing: 1890-Present

Lou Bohman and Marilyn Lipton

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COURSE OUTLINE

Literature Unit for Grades 10 and 12

I. Content objectives and introductory material

A. Purpose of Course

B. Consciousness raising strategy—male/female role stereotypes

C. Consciousness raising strategy—Women in TV commercials

D. Consciousness raising strategy—Power/powerlessness in stereotypical roles

II. Discussion of strategies to provide transition to lecture about British women writers

III. Introductory lecture to British women writers

A. Lecture/discussion for 12th grade

B. Lecture distributed to 10th grade as outside reading to be followed by in-class discussion

IV. 10th grade—American literature lecture using lecture and panel format

V. 10th and 12th grades—Read excerpt from A Room of One’s Own as a’ transition to main body of literature

VI. 10th grade—3 week unit— The Awakening

VII. 10th grade—3 week unit— The Bell Jar

A. 3 week course outline

B. Sample lesson plan

VIII. 10th grade—2 week unit—Short stories

IX. (Following excerpt from A Room of One’s Own ) 12th grade—3 week unit—Jane Eyre

X. 12th grade—American history lecture (See III. B.—same as 10th grade or through guest speaker)

XI. 12th grade—3 week unit— The Awakening (See VI)

XII. 12th grade—3-4 week unit— To the Lighthouse

A. Lecture—Structure of V. Woolf’s novels

B. Sample lesson plan—character analysis

XIII. Concluding Statement

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I.	Content objectives and introductory material
	A.	Purpose of Course
	B.	Consciousness raising strategy—male/female role stereotypes
	C.	Consciousness raising strategy—Women in TV commercials
	D.	Consciousness raising strategy—Power/powerlessness in stereotypical roles
II.	Discussion of strategies to provide transition to lecture about British women writers
III.	Introductory lecture to British women writers
	A.	Lecture/discussion for 12th grade
	B.	Lecture distributed to 10th grade as outside reading to be followed by in-class discussion
IV.	10th grade—American literature lecture using lecture and panel format
V.	10th and 12th grades—Read excerpt from A Room of One’s Own as a’ transition to main body of literature
VI.	10th grade—3 week unit— The Awakening
VII.	10th grade—3 week unit— The Bell Jar
	A.	3 week course outline
	B.	Sample lesson plan
VIII.	10th grade—2 week unit—Short stories
IX.	(Following excerpt from A Room of One’s Own ) 12th grade—3 week unit—Jane Eyre
X.	12th grade—American history lecture (See III. B.—same as 10th grade or through guest speaker)
XI.	12th grade—3 week unit— The Awakening (See VI)
XII.	12th grade—3-4 week unit— To the Lighthouse
		A. Lecture—Structure of V. Woolf’s novels
		B. Sample lesson plan—character analysis
XIII.	Concluding Statement