A Nice Little Wife to Make Things Pleasant: Portrayals of Women
in Canadian History Textbooks Approved in British Columbia
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Womens History Interwar PeriodWriters and QueensFiller Feminism
$100 $200 $300 $400 $500
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Womens History $100 What was Edith Deyell referring to when
using the phrase a nice little wife to make things pleasant, she
was referring to the decision to _______ the French fur trader.
Marry
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Womens History $200 It is worthwhile to take a moment to
consider why women have been deprived of a usable past. It is only
in the past ______ years that historians of womens and gender
history have come to the fore in Canada. Thirty
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Womens History $300 Historians have examined ways in which
working class homemakers have earned an income or stretched the
income of the male breadwinner. The family home was frequently the
setting for paid labour. Give an example of this type of paid
labour. Spinning, weaving, dressmaking, tutoring.
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Womens History $400 If only macro-economic, political, and
military events are considered to be of significance historically,
then there is little hope of seeing many _____ on the pages of
Canadian history textbooks. Women
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Womens History $500 It was not the evil intent of male
historians that left out women in history, women and their
activities have been missed because we have asked questions that
are ____________ to women. Inappropriate
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Interwar Period $100 Married women worked predominately in
their homes and were supported by their ________ in the interwar
period. Husbands
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Interwar Period $200 Middle-class women sometimes engaged in
volunteer activities such as?? Rural school board members, church
or charitable work
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Interwar Period $300 James W. Loewen has used the metaphor of
the _______, which usefully describes representations of women
during this period. Remora
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Interwar Period $400 Pioneer women are presented as _______ and
__________ or as onlookers to the crucial tasks in which the males
are engaged. Weak and dependent
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Interwar Period $500 Which Alberta educator and curriculum
developer, acknowledges females, and whos texts were approved for
use in the elementary and junior high schools in BC and other
provinces over a period spanning four decades? Donalda Dickie
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Writers and Queens $100 What period of time in Canada was one
of very gradual change in terms of womens social roles? The 1950s
to 1970s
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Writers and Queens $200 By 1970, women comprised of ____
percent of the paid labour force? 32.7 percent
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Writers and Queens $300 A study conducted in BC in the 1970s
revealed that, in the case of childless couples, a wifes entry into
the paid labour force meant that her husband relieved her of
domestic duties for an average of six ______ a week. Minutes
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Writers and Queens $400 Women and girls continue to receive
shrift in the textbooks. Those adult women who merit inclusion are
usually _______ or _______. Writers or royalty
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Writers and Queens $500 Donalda Dickie uses what phrase, which
is a concept quite unique to this era? Forefathers and
foremothers
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Filler Feminism $100 Filler Feminism started in what decade?
1980s
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Filler Feminism $200 The human rights commission, established
in 1975, included an evolving view of women and their roles in
Canadian society. This coincided with the second wave of feminism,
known as the _____ __________ movement. Womens liberation
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Filler Feminism $300 In this era, women demanded social and
economic reforms. Give one example of the social or economic
reforms women demanded? Equal-pay legislation, paid maternity
leave, the removal of occupational barriers in the workplace.
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Filler Feminism $400 In BC, the textbook assessment involved
four separate analysis: for instructional design, readability,
social considerations, and curriculum match. Which analysis
examined areas such as language usage, gender role portrayals, age
portrayals, etc. Social considerations
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Filler Feminism $500 In BC there is marked disparity in this
period between the elementary textbooks and secondary. The
secondary textbooks are strangely devoid of women and of discussion
of ______-_______ issues. For instance, in the textbook, Thinking
About Our Heritage, there is only 3 references to women and 81
references to men. Gender-related
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Riddle Me This "A man wanted to get home but he cant, he's
afraid because a man in a mask is waiting for him there" What's
going on here, who is the man in the mask and why is the man
afraid?
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7 Forms of Bias in Instructional Materials Invisibility: What
You Dont See Makes a Lasting Impression Stereotyping: Shortcuts to
Bigotry Imbalance and Selectivity: A Tale Half Told Unreality: Rose
Colored Glasses Fragmentation and Isolation: The Parts Are Less
than the Whole Linguistic Bias: Words Count Cosmetic Bias: "Shiny"
covers http://www.sadker.org/curricularbias.html
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Activity Read the article given to your group With your group
discuss whose voices are represented in the article and whose are
silenced? How does this lead to bias? Try to find 2 forms of bias
(if there are any) Be prepared to share with the class Group
Discussion Question: o Why is it important to carefully evaluate
and critically think about the learning resources used in the
classroom?
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Problems that may arise Misinformed or misinterpretation of
information Confusion and frustration Eat away classroom time
Provides limited exposure to different views of the world o An
appropriate education should provide individuals with different
ways of viewing the world, communicating about it, and successfully
coping with the questions and issues of daily living
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Discussion Questions What are some factors that you as a
teacher would consider when choosing and evaluating learning
resources to use in the classroom?
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BC Ministry of Education Selection Criteria for Evaluating
Learning Resources 1. Curriculum Fit 2. Content 3. Instructional
Design 4. Technical Considerations 5.Social Considerations
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A key feature of effective teaching is the selection of
instructional materials that meet the needs of students and fit the
constraints of the teaching and learning environment. ~ The
National Academies Press