TAVI GEVINSON

"A TEEN JUST TRYING TO

FIGURE IT OUT"
-BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO-

IN THIS VIDEO, TAVI TALKS ABOUT HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING A STRONG FEMALE ROLE

MODEL*. CIRCLE THE QUALITIES YOU CONSIDERE IMPORTANT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A ROLE

INTELLIGENT
UNIQUE
MODEL.

COMMUNICATIVE OPTIMISTIC
CONFIDENT OPEN-MINDED
CREATIVE
EMPATHETIC HARDWORKING FAMOUS
HIGH MORAL VALUES LEADERSHIP
RESPECTFUL HONEST
WEALTHY

IS SOMETHING MISSING? ADD MORE ADJECTIVES!

HAVE YOU GOT A STRONG FEMALE ROLE MODEL? WHO IS IT? WHY? (COULD BE MORE THAN 1)

*ROLE MODEL: a person who someone admires and whose behaviour they try
to copy
 -while WATCHING THE VIDEO-

WHAT IS THE MAIN POINT OF THE SPEAKER IN THIS SPEECH?

UNDERLINE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBES THIS TED TALK:

humorous
dull
inspiring
intellectual
repetitive
persuasive
confusing

T.E.D. TALK PRESENTERS ARE KNOWN AS EFFECTIVE PUBLIC

SPEAKERS. DESCRIBE TWO THINGS THIS SPEAKER DOES WELL. BE
SURE TO INCLUDE THE MINUTE.

WRITE TWO SPECIFIC THINGS YOU LEARNED FROM THIS PRESENTATION.

 after WATCHING THE VIDEO

IF YOU COULD ASK THIS SPEAKER A QUESTION ABOUT HIS/HER

INFORMATION OR PRESENTATION, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK?

GIVE ONE PIECE OF CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM THAT WOULD

IMPROVE HER PRESENTATION.

WHAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WOULD BENEFIT THE MOST FROM

HEARING THIS LECTURE?

THIS IS A LIST OF VOCABULARY. TICK THE WORDS YOU ALREADY

KNOW AND SEARCH THE MEANING OF THOSE YOU DON'T KNOW.

pop culture nerd misinterpreted dimensional

multifaceted flaws
relatable a bundle of contradictions
reconcile alienating spread from a zine

acceptance self-esteem unapologetic

 -quick comprehension-

WHAT'S THE NAME OF TAVI'S WEBSITE?

WHY DID SHE CHOOSE TO USE MS PAINT TO MAKE SLIDES? WHAT

DOES IT SYMBOLIZE?

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH MODERN FEMALE CHARACTERS IN MASS

MEDIA?

WHAT MAKES A STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER?

NAME AT LEAST 3 TV SHOWS OR MOVIES THAT TAVI ACKNOWLEDGES.

WHY DID LENA DUNHAM WANT TO START HER OWN SHOW? WHAT'S
ITS NAME?

WOMEN TEND TO THINK THAT IN ORDER TO BE A FEMINIST THEY

SHOULD HAVE A SET OF QUALITIES. WHAT QUALITIES? ARE THEY
RIGHT ABOUT IT?

WHAT DID A GIRL NEED TO DO TO BECOME A PART OF TAVI'S

EDITORIAL TEAM?

WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT STEVIE NICKS ACCORDING TO TAVI? DO

YOU KNOW HER?
 creative writing: choose one.

SEND AN E-MAIL TO TAVI EXPLAINING HOW YOU FELT ABOUT

HER TALK.
INVESTIGATE ABOUT THE #METOO MOVEMENT AND WRITE
ABOUT IT.
DESCRIBE YOUR IDEA OF A FEMALE ROLE MODEL. (REAL OR
NOT)
AN EXPERIENCE YOU HAD TO "FIGURE IT OUT"
ANY OTHER IDEAS...?