Neidhart

We struggle with teaching higher level critical thinking skills. Our students are what I call Minimalists: they want to fill in the blanks and be done. So I want to create a real world-ish topics to guide analytical writing that will be required in college. > > Students will analyze gender stereotypes and write about their experiences with these stereotypes > Students will analyze and recognize media bias and its effects on gender stereotypes > Students will identify ways in which individuals can influence positive change in the media, news, and advertising industries. > > Our touchstone text will me MissRepresentation, a documentary.

for each part of the process, as well as the final project || the workload ||
 * **Concerns** || **Solutions** ||
 * Time- students || Projects need to be micromanages so that students are working on specific tasks each day. Students need to get credit
 * Time- teachers || Teachers need to build on units over time. Don't try to do everything at once. Work collaboratively with other teachers to spread