Unit – Taboo Language
Swearing and Being “Politically Correct” Who decides what we can and cannot say? What makes a word or idea “offensive”?
Significant Concept(s): We express ourselves differently. Society regulates expression.
TOK Links: WoK – Language, Emotion AoK – Ethics, The Arts, History, Human Sciences
You will study a range of media that explore issues of humanity, culture, society and perspective with regard to the guiding questions:
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George Carlin’s “7 Filthy Words”
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Origin of curse words
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Mad Men series
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“South Park” series
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TV censorship rules (e.g. Indonesia, Malysia, U.S.)
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Sexual harassment laws then and now
Assessment:
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Written Task 1
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FOA
Text Types: PC short stories, interviews, magazine articles, encyclopaedia entry, opinion columns
Unit – Gender and Sexuality
“Who do you think I am? Who do you want me to be?”
Significant Concept
“Societies create expectations with regard to gender and sexuality.”
TOK Links: WoK – Language, Emotion, Reason, Sensory Perception AoK – Ethics, The Arts, History, Human Sciences
Discussions:
Constructing Gender
Women and Sunday Night Football (movie)
Marketing & Advertising
Feminism and Feminist Criticism
Million Dollar Baby [2004] dir. Clint Eastwood
Readings & Texts:
Barbie Dolls vs Sea Monsters by
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Assessment:
– Written Task 1 [October]
– F.O.A. [November]
– Written Task 2 [HL Only – October]
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