Lesson Plans
"Rape is Like a Football Game"Early in the unit, I was surprised by the unsympathetic ways in which many of the students were responding to Melinda's character. "Why didn't she just tell someone?" several students asked. Others voiced the opinion that she could have avoided all her problems if she had just stayed home from the party. In order to round out their understanding of Melinda's choices, I had them read an article (below) about why many rape victims do not report their assault. I used this article and two photographs (right) to introduce students to the concept of rape culture and victim-blaming.
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