This lesson uses the medium of a simple poem which makes ironic references to people’s differences from each other and their differences from norms or stereotypes. Students are invited to read the poem and think about its explicit and implicit meanings and consider irony and its effects. Then they should think about and discuss […]
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Wikipedia Timeline of LGBT History
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_LGBT_history This is a timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) related history, starting from around the 10th millennium BC to present day.Contains dates many homophobic laws were made/repealed in various countries. From Key Stage 4 for students to navigate. Bits can be selected for use at lower key stages. Some use for all […]
KS5: Art – ‘Frida Kahlo Self-Portraits’
Frida Kahlo is regarded as one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century. Through the representation of her body she explored aspects of her autobiography, the construction of identity, female experience, gender boundaries and subverted stereotypical representations of women and their bodies in art. This lesson asks the learner to consider her body […]
LGBT History Month Toolkit – secondary
This document provides detailed information on how to celebrate LGBT History Month in a secondary school. You can find lesson plans on page 10. They cover subjects such as English, Media, Drama, History and Art. To download the toolkit please visit this page on the LGBT History Month website. For a more detailed analysis of […]
Research Ideas on Alan Turing
Prompt card to get you thinking about research work around Alan Turing as historical figure. Also ties in with any research work in ICT on history of the modern computer. This was part of the Terrence Higgin’s Trust 2009 resource ‘Out in School’ which you can download here.
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