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4. Claims and Evidence / Reasoning and Organization. Yang states, “On a cultural level,
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TRM Suggested Responses
Suggested responses to the questions
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for this Conversation can be found in the
Teacher’s Resource Materials.
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Mode of Expression
Making Connections Q2. You could ask
students to create a picture, a collage, a
one-pager, or some other artwork that
could represent the definition of masculinity
could r
esent the definition of masculinity
epr
according to one or more of the texts in
this Conversation. You could ask them to
annotate their work with quotations from
the text(s). If you wanted to turn it into a
class event, you could have other students
guess which text the artwork represents.
TRM Rubric
A rubric for these prompts can be found in
the Teacher’s Resource Materials.
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Connections to World
Entering the Conversation Q3. It might be
It might be
a “prodigious undertaking” (in Yang’s
words), but you might suggest that stu-
dents write a short essay defining “feminin-
ity,” using sources from this Conversation
and from other texts in this unit of their
choosing. You might have them model their
essay on one of the others from this
Conversation.
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we must stop defining masculinity as necessarily toxic and start promoting positive
masculinity” (par. 11). What is the assumption underlying that claim? What evidence does
Yang offer to support it? Ultimately, do you agree with this claim? Explain why or why not.
5. Rhetorical Situation / Reasoning and Organization. How does the closing quotation
from George Orwell serve Yang’s purpose?
Making Connections
1. Claims and Evidence / Reasoning and Organization. How might Stephanie Coontz
respond to Andrew Yang’s argument about the position boys and men occupy in society
today?
2. Claims and Evidence / Reasoning and Organization. Which of the texts in this
Conversation make arguments you could use Kehinde Wiley’s painting to support? Which
arguments would the image challenge?
3. Claims and Evidence / Reasoning and Organization. How might Paul Theroux react to
David French’s discussion of the idea of a “grown man”?
4. Claims and Evidence / Reasoning and Organization. Which writers in this Conversation
could use the results depicted in the graph on Gender and Social Pressure to support their
claims? To what extent does this data undermine any of the claims in the Conversation texts?
Entering the Conversation
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1. AP FRQ Synthesis. “Masculinity” is a term that many know but is difficult to define. Its
meaning may depend on who you ask, and in what context. The connotations of the term
have evolved over time and various cultural atmospheres, both public and private, including
in the workplace, school, and media, as well as within families, romantic relationships, and
friendships. The Conversation texts comment directly or indirectly on definitions and images
of masculinity in today’s society. Carefully read the eight Conversation sources, including the
introductory information for each source. Write an essay that synthesizes material from at least
three of the sources and develops your position on how masculinity should be defined today.
2. Speaking and Listening. Suppose you are part of a community group deciding whether
to implement single-sex classrooms in grades 9–12 in an effort to raise the academic
achievement level and character development of boys. Develop a position on this proposal
informed by at least three of the readings in this Conversation, and write a 2-minute
speech you would deliver to the local school board.
3. Connections. Many of the texts in this Conversation explore the different ways we talk
and interact with boys and men as well as the expectations women have of men and men
have of themselves. How do these depictions align with your observations regarding
different genders? Base your position on at least three of the readings as well as your own
experience and knowledge.
4. Creative Writing. What does the term “toxic masculinity” mean? Why has the term
become so commonly used (though, perhaps, not clearly defined) in our society today?
Write a Wikipedia-style entry explaining the characteristics of this term. Develop your
position with at least three of the sources from this Conversation.
5. Research. How much of an effect does the media — whether it be television, film, social
media, video games, or graphic novels — have on our society’s view of men’s behavior
and attitudes? Develop your position by referring to at least two of the sources from this
Conversation and two additional sources that provide contemporary research and examples.
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