Sexual Education in Ethics

Cycle I, Year 2, Term 2

November December 2017 (6 weeks, 12 classes)

Week 1
The Scope of Human Sexuality

- Gender spectrum
o Female to male and everything in between
o Billy Nye Saves the World:
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKZ-P97PgxA
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKjKZ5RzT9s
- Sex for pleasure versus sex for procreation
o Culture versus biology
o Sexual slang and types of sexual inter/outercourse

Informal assessment

Ticket out the door with prompt: Tell me something that you heard today that you havent heard
before. Do you have any questions about sex or sexuality?

Week 2
Human Sexual Growth and Body Image

- Emotional dimension of puberty (including discussions on biochemistry)

- Body image and stereotyped/idealized body models

Formal assessment Pass/Fail based on meaningful contribution (stickers)

Class discussion: Why do people try to make themselves look a certain way (health vs
appearance)? Where do idealized images of men and women come from?
 Week 3/4
Emotional and Romantic Relationships

- Social dimensions of popularity, attraction, seduction

- Sexual Orientations
- Sex identity
o Cisgender versus Transgender
- The school as a safe space, GSAs
- First romantic and sexual relationships (including virginity as a social
construction/biological realities)
o Adam Ruins Everything: Hymen segment
o Listening and responding to the needs of a partner
Formal Assessment

Painting a picture with each person using one colour. Students must listen to the needs of their
partner(s) in order to create a picture which satisfies all stakeholders. Self-evaluated on a scale.

(Massage?)

Week 5
Sexual Violence

- Abusive/violent relationships
o Identification of attitudes, behaviors and strategies that help to prevent sexual
violence (with Richard Humphrey TBD)
o 13 Reasons Why, episode 12, sexual assault scene
- Sexual exploitation (including sex workers and the empowerment perspective)
- Commercialization of sexuality (pornography, pop culture, business & advertising)

Formal Assessment

Response to 13 Reasons Why: Reimagine Hannah Bakers experience at the party if she had
taken a pre-emptive measure against sexual assault. What would you do after being assaulted as
Hannah was? Explore positive and negative consequences of your chosen action. 400-600 words.
 Week 6
Sexual Health and the Expression of Human Sexuality

- Knowledge of STDs, including modes of transmission, symptoms and treatments

o PEP and PrEP (post-exposure prophylaxis, pre-exposure prophylaxis)
o http://www.catie.ca/fact-sheets/prevention/post-exposure-prophylaxis-pep
o https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/pep.html
o https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html
o Progestin, the morning after pill, plan B, 72h after intercourse
o Ulipristl, Ella, the other plan B, 5 days after intercourse, only with a
prescription
o Mifepristone, the abortion pill, 7-9 weeks into pregnancy
- STI transmission through drug use
- Casual sex (including Tinder, OK Cupid, etc.)
- Effects of drugs and alcohol on sexual expression
- Consent
o Yes, means yes!

Culminating task - Cellphilms

Students will be asked to produce a cellphilms (video on a cellphone) focusing on one of the five
broad topics covered over the 6 weeks. Students may focus on specific sub-topics as appropriate.
This video may take many forms: a personal journal, self-reflection, criticism, roleplay,
slideshow, etc. Students will be asked to work in groups to produce a script, story board, and the
final product. With approval of the teacher, a student may work individually and/or ask that their
work be evaluated without presentation to the whole class. Students will be evaluated against a
rubric agreed on by the class by consensus. The teacher will mandate the success criteria:

The student(s) will have demonstrated thoughtful reflection and critical thinking on the topic of
human sexuality by taking a position (thesis) on a topic and supporting their position with well-
researched facts.

For the purpose of the culminating task, class notes may be included in the student(s) research.

This proposal is in compliance with the guidelines established in the Quebec Education Program
(QEP) and the framework for Sex Education outlined by the MEES.

http://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/site_web/documents/dpse/adaptation_serv_compl/19
-7048a.pdf