Curriculum at a glance - year 1
| Week | Module | Objectives of the module |
| 1 | Rapport building | Establish what we will do in this project in an attractive manner (our identity) and build their excitement to work with us
Digital / non digital plug - Digital Story created in the session itself. |
| 2 | What is adolescence according to them – part 1 | Each adolescent girl might think issues that bother her might be her personal issues, a process of exploring it with a group of adolescent girls can help in understanding that the issues are common to all and related to adolescence.
- Sharing with the peers with our facilitation might make them articulate and see that many of these issues are common (mobility related, restrictions, fear for their safety to name a few) Digital / non digital plug - Sharing issues/concerns that bother them in dyads - Writing it in A4 sheets to be presented in big group - Three spirals exercise (Home, commute between home & school and School ) |
| 3 | What is adolescence to them – part 2 | Place the common issues they are facing in front of them and explore why is this happening in increased degree now?
- Steer it towards collective articulation of adolescence (we add to it) - Meaning making and collective understanding of what adolescence is. Digital / non digital plug - Roleplay of scenarios which were commonly shared by Kishoris - Presentation (ODP) on physical, psychological and intellectual aspects of adolescence |
| 4 | Audio recording - basics | To make them learn to handle the Audio recorder for audio outputs.
- Understanding how audio recording works. - Introduction to audio recorder and familiarise themselves with universal symbols of audio visual tools (play, pause, record and stop). - Knowing do's and dont's of handling audio recorders. Digital / non digital plug - Pre written chart illustrating 4 basic norms of audio recording - Presentation (ODP) on Universal symbols |
| 5 | Identity building
- body image 01 |
Making them understand a direct correlation between socio cultural concept of beauty, mainstream media and market forces
- Establishing how existing and new beauty markers for men and women are created as well as exploited by mainstream media and market forces. - How this nexus influences the psyche of the society. Digital / non digital plug - Presentation (ODP) on how the concept of beauty has changed over different eras of Kannada cinema. - Video clips of various consumer product advertisements which target women. |
| 6 | Identity building
- body image 02 |
Unpacking the internalised negative/deficient self-image with respect to body and explaining the influencing factors
- As a precursor to using the term patriarchy, examining gendered targeting of men and women to create images for ideal men and women. Digital / non digital plug - Video clips of various consumer product advertisements which target men |
| 7 | Identity building
-Patriarchy & Identity 01 |
Patriarchal messages in mainstream media and its influence on self-image
- Targeted celebrity interviews to understand how mainstream media through patriarchal construct to carefully carve out the images of heroes and heroines. - Understanding that power assigned to male and female actors is disproportionate. - Identifying the location of each girl with respect to power and influence she holds within her family while taking decisions. Digital / non digital plug - Video clips of interviews of Kannada film heroes and heroines. -Charts prepared in consultation with the girls using the concept of Venn diagram. |
| 8 | Identity building
-Patriarchy & Identity 02 |
Introducing and defining Patriarchy as a term and concept.
- All threads from body image module to previous week are brought together to make them understand how patriarchy has served as a system which operates as core of societal order. - Power assigned to them and their male counterparts within their family are examined as an illustration of how patriarchy operates. - Opportunities and barriers which operate differently for both genders are discussed. Digital / non-digital plug - Digitised details of power and influence chart. - Gender specific snake and ladder charts. |
| 9 | Body Image continued | TV, Cinema, Social media, FM, Patriarchy , Market forces... |
| 10 | Aspiration building part 4 – Identity building – Who am I? - Where do they fit in and why | - Physical, social and emotional and ‘real’ (their perception) location of each Kishori
(starting this in the first week) - Understanding Society – What is it?
Livelihoods – Options – Places – Economy – Education – Avenues – Govt Schemes |
| 11 | - Continued to explore the above – Dignity/esteem associated with their placing/location and why
-Inclusion and exclusion – male and female spaces | |
| 12 | - Continued to explore the above – How does this make them feel? Is it set in stone or they can change the status quo? Explore the avenues and tactics to slowly take control over aspects that directly affect them | |
| 13 | Articulation of ‘Who am I’ from each Kishori | - Combined and collective conceptual sharing of who they are (we will document this using Video) |
| 14 | Basics of computers learning | - Interacting with Ubuntu interface
- Creating folders and saving file with their names. - Basics of typing – Tux typing |
| 15 | - Typing practice to build ease |