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NOTES: Monica Lewinsky

1) LEARNING TARGET
WHAT

Read & engage in critical discussion in small groups using assigned roles: (group leader; reader; researcher; and
note-maker).
Identify and analyze double standards (esp. In American culture) by researching the Lewinsky Scandal.

WHY

Develop claim(s) thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence for each (W.11-1.B).
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text (RL.11-12.1).

HOW

Read/research Monica Lewinsky in groups + notes and commentary.

Write analytical paragraph about Monica Lewinsky, double-standards, and the consequences of slut-shaming.

2) DOUBLE STANDARDS
Explain double standards in your own words, and give 3 examples of double standards in contemporary
American society. What do you think about double standards? Have you ever been affected by them?
According to ___, a double standard is defined as ___. In other words, a double standard is ___. One
example of a double standard in contemporary American society is ___. Other examples of double
standards include ___ and ___. In my opinion
According to

3) THE LEWINSKY SCANDAL

What was the Lewinsky Scandal? Do some internet research, then summarize your findings.
The Lewinsky Scandal involved ___ and ___. It happened when ___. This happened in the ___. As a result of
this scandal ___.
The Lewinsky Scandal involved

3) NOTES
MLA

Lewinsky,

Monica. The Price of Shame. Ted.com. March, 2015.

Shame and Survival. Vanity Fair. June, 2014.

The Price of Shame - Lecture/TED Talk (Lewinsky 2015)

Shame

and Survival Vanity Fair article (Lewinsky 2014)

EQ: How do slut-shaming and double-standards affect women in American society?
EVIDENCE

COMMENTARY

What does the text

say?

What does the text mean? Why does it matter?

(connect your reasoning to the EQ)

Summary:
(1-3 sentence recap)

TED Talk:
Vanity Fair article:
Analysis paragraph.
Construct a paragraph that makes a claim about the effects of slut-shaming and double standards in American
society. Integrate textual evidence into your paragraph to support your claim. Use the Response to Literature
template here or the Academic Language Frames here to help you. 150-200 words.

4) SELF-ASSESSMENT
Rate yourself on how well you participated and met the learning target (at the top of this page) on a scale of 1 to 8.

7-8 means...
I contributed thoughtful ideas
without dominating the
conversation
I discussed many points of
relevant evidence from notes
or text
I built upon the discussion by
asking questions and pointing
to new evidence

5-6 means...
I contributed several ideas to
the conversation

I contributed some ideas

to the conversation

I may have posed questions

to move the discussion
forward

I discussed some points

of evidence from text or
notes

I discussed relevant points of

evidence from notes or text

I restated parts of the

discussion I heard

I identified multiple details

from the discussion

My notes are partially

complete

My notes are thorough with

My notes are complete
Its okay tothought
be honest.
evidence of additional
We all have off days.
or connections

I earned a ___ because

3-4 means...

1-2 means...
I contributed at
least one idea to
the conversation
I may or may not
have discussed
evidence that may
or may not be
relevant
My notes are
minimal