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1.3.1 Gender Neutral Language

English · Grade 9 · 2 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Gender-biased words and phrases in oral and written texts
  • Gender-neutral replacements: job titles, they as unknown, humankind
  • Rewriting short texts to remove gender bias

What you will be able to do

  • identify gender biased words and phrases in oral and written texts
  • use gender neutral words and phrases in sentences
  • acknowledge the importance of gender sensitivity in communication

Key questions

“How can one avoid gender bias in communication?”

“Which words demonstrate gender sensitivity in communication?”

Lessons

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  1. Spotting gender-biased words
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Find biased job titles and generic he in a short civic text, then name the gender-neutral pair.
  2. They, and rewriting a civic text
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use singular they for an unknown person, then rewrite a short text so no gender is the default citizen.