What gender stereotypes exist in the texts?

Fictionalising our stereotypesL/O: explore how gender is constructed in

fiction

Identify aspects of stereotyping around gender roles

To analyse how texts represent the genders and apply terms to our analysis

How will you know when you have been successful?

New Information

• Actor = the ‘doer’ has control and therefore power

• Affected = done to (act as objects rather than subjects) – less powerful in their ability to make decisions and are less powerful in the narrative!

Challenge 1• On your own, look at the following

• Focusing on verbs, explain what is WRONG with the text

• Make sure you write a paragraph in your notes

• It might help to look at the prompt questions

Challenge: What is wrong with this text?

She was oddly elated, her eyes flashing down at him, her mouth curling at the edges with satisfaction.

Nervously he shook his head, the swing of his blonde hair against his cheek catching her eye. She shifted her hand to it, thrusting her fingers among the strands, winnowing them slowly and watching the way they drifted against her flesh…

She pulled him back towards her, slamming him against her so abruptly that he fell, his face in her throat…

What do you think has been changed?

How have the changes altered the presentation of the characters?

How were the texts previously gendered?

Now look at the actual text

He was oddly elated, his eyes flashing down at her, his mouth curling at the edges with satisfaction.

Nervously she shook her head, the swing of her blonde hair against her cheek catching his eye. He shifted his hand to it, thrusting his fingers among the strands, winnowing them slowly and watching the way they drifted against his flesh…

He pulled her back towards him, slamming her against him so abruptly that she fell, her face in his throat…

Verbs help us to understand character

Characters who do the action have power – the actor

Characters who have actions done to them are less powerful – the affected

Who is normally the actor in these type of texts? What does this tell us?

Development

• Read ‘The Falcon’s revenge’

• Analyse how gender is constructed and represented in this text

• Write for 10 minutes, on your own

• Peer assess

• At the side write ‘learning questions and statements’

• Questions ask for more leaning to be shown

• Statements support an idea

• A the end add an ‘even better if…’

Reflect

• What did you learn today?

• What did you do in the lesson that helped you to learn today?

Starter

• Imagine that you have been asked to make up a title for some racy romance novels

• Using the words on the sheet, make up a selection of titles you think your publisher would like

• E.g: The Millionaire's Misbehaving Mistress

Writing for Mills and Boon• You have been asked to write a story for one of your titles

from earlier on.• You should write a love scene between two characters (male

and female) which should feature a resisted kiss and dialogue.

• The male should be dominant• Aim to address gender stereotypes – girl weaker, man

powerful• Make sure you think carefully about your verb phrase choices • Think carefully about the actor – the man – and his material

processes• Think about how you can show your female character as

more passive e.g. through mental and negative material processes