Current Events Classroom: Mo’Ne Davis and Gender Stereotypes

  • September 2, 2014

Mo’Ne Davis, a 13 year pitcher for the Philadelphia Taney Dragons, and the “most talked about baseball player on earth right now” according to many observers in the sports world, has made news headlines recently because of her distinction in Little League baseball. This summer, Mo’Ne Davis became the first girl to ever pitch a shutout in the Little League World series. She is the first American girl to play in the Little League World Series since 2004 and is one of a small number of girls to have played in the sixty-eight year history of the Little League World Series.

As part of its Current Events Classroom series, ADL has developed a lesson plan that provides an opportunity for students to learn more about Mo’Ne Davis and, at the same time, explore gender stereotypes about sports and in other areas of their lives. ADL’s  Current Events Classroom is a collection of timely and relevant brief lesson plans that assist K-12 educators in teaching news topics and other issues of the day. Each lesson helps students analyze the topic through an anti-bias, diversity and social justice lens.

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