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Non-Sexist Language Curriculum Guidebook, Maureen Parrella Steiner
Non-Sexist Language Curriculum Guidebook, Maureen Parrella Steiner
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Included is a skills development curriculum unit for secondary English students which encourages the use of non-sexist language with creativity within the content area. The study contains lists of objectives, writing, reading and group activities, an attitude survey for students and an evaluation checklist for teachers. Classroom discussions, films, fairy tales and skills development exercises are used to help students recognize and find alternatives to sexist language. The rationale for the teaching of non-sexist language is based on the theory that how we speak stems from how we think, and visa-versa. If sexism in reading and writing is identified and …