Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Seven Daughters and Seven Sons/Mulan Connection

Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
and
Mulan

Big Understanding:

Prescribed gender roles and restrictions can limit individual potential.

Essential Questions:

1. Why do many religions/belief systems have clearly defined gender roles?
2. When, if ever, is it appropriate that someone defy gender roles?

Novel/Movie Connection:
1. What are the cultural attitudes toward marriage in the novel, Seven Daughters and Seven Sons, and the movie, Mulan?
2. How is education for girls treated in the novel as well as the movie?