Lesson Plan 1
Subject: Life Orientation
Human Rights are inclusive of LGBTI persons
Theme: LGBTI awareness
Prior Knowledge:
Teacher places one letter from the ACRONYM (LGBTI) under each learner’s chair.
Learners are asked to remove the letter from under their chair. All learners with the same letter will group together as a group.
They will do a brainstorming activity by looking at what the letter stands for and mention a few characteristics of the identified gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation. Feedback presented to class.
Specific Aims/ Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the learners should be able to:
Knowledge: Distinguish and explain each letter of the acronym, LGBTI.
Skills: Positively engage with LGBTI identifying people. Apply tolerance in respect to real life situations pertaining to LGBTI identities.
Values: Establish and enhance tolerance and accept ance for how diverse persons identify with gender and sexuality.
What learners should learn?
The definitions of each letter of the acronym, LGBTI. Have an understanding of the challenges LGBTI learners have at school and to become more tolerant and accepting of the LGBTI community.
How learners will create evidence:
Learners have to watch a short video of a person who identifies as trans and gender diverse.
They will have to identify the gender identity, gender expression and/or sexual orientation of the person and write a short essay.
Based on the knowledge gained to justify their choices. They should also make some suggestions on what can be done at school to alleviate discrimi nation and bullying of LGBTI individuals.
Design a poster depicting rules for the classroom.
Assessment Strategy
Base-line: Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Informal: Throughout the lesson the teacher ask questions as the lesson unfolds.
Formal: Tools: Rubric / Check list
Method: Teacher and peers
Form: Short Essay or Design poster (can also be given as homework activity should time be an issue)
Integration: Languages / Life Sciences
Resources:
Data projector / laptop/ news print / prepared cards / koki’s / white/black board/ pictures
Gender Identity in South African Schools (Gender DynamiX) pages 9, 20, 21, 48, 49.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14fJ_MG-_aIugVu_TRvH1gPMyern-q5EY
Young and Transgender (Gender DynamiX) pages 17 to 29.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pbnau_x1y6_tZcIxGzKInfhrvuYt81vJ
Video, text books any other reliable resource
Teaching Method:
Vygotsky’s theory as there is evidence of group work, interaction, participation, scaffolding, mediation, discussion, question and answer etc.
Teacher Activity (Unpacking content)
Teachers introduce
Lesson topic/ aims/ objectives
Shows Video
Learner Activity
Listen and respond to questions.
Watch/Answer/Questions
Possible Questions for discussion of video
What is Jordan’s gender identity?
Explain what it means
What were Jordan’s fears and concerns about?
Sharing her secret?
What would have been the consequences if Jordan did not speak to her teacher about her sexual orientation?
Engage /Answer Questions
Concepts to be explained during lesson.
Each of the letters LGBTQI.
Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual
Transgender
Questioning
Intersex
Respond to question during lesson
Perform activities set by teacher or pre-prepared worksheets
Differentiation
Adapt lesson, activities and assessment task to suit all learners in the classroom.
(Learners with barriers, blind, deaf etc.).
Conclusion:
Bringing together the main points of the lesson . Things to remember. See if learners understood what has been taught. Pose questions based on content shared.
Reflection:
Reflect on the process of the lesson from your personal experience and that of the learners.
Discuss issues which surfaced in the video or during the class discussion. See that everyone is content and that you have not opened wounds that need to be contained.
Prior Knowledge:
Teacher places one letter from the ACRONYM (LGBTI) under each learner’s chair.
Learners are asked to remove the letter from under their chair. All learners with the same letter will group together as a group.
They will do a brainstorming activity by looking at what the letter stands for and mention a few characteristics of the identified gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation. Feedback presented to class.
Useful Websites
http://www..stonewall.org.uk/our-work/education-resources
http://www.stonewall.org.uk/sites/default/files/termonology-final.pdf