Activities

After viewing Beyond the Butterfly, meet in small groups and choose one or more topics to focus on. You may want to review the quotes from some of the girls that are included in the guide as well. Discuss the following questions.

1. Is the group's experience regarding the chosen topic the same as the girls' in the video?
   
   
2. If the group's experience is different, explain how.
   
   
3. What other information and comments can your group add about this topic?
   
   
4. What can your group do to change or prevent some of these situations from continuing? Come up with a plan and try to implement it.
   
   
5. Discuss strategies for coping with these issues if they arise in the lives of group members or for one of their friends.
   
   
6. If boys are included in the discussion, do their experiences, ideas and comments differ from those of the girls? If so, explore and discuss these differences.
   
   
7. If your group discusses school as one of their topics, explore the concepts that boys participate more freely in class than girls and that boys are better in math and science than girls. Are these ideas consistent with the group's experiences? Discuss how they are or are not.
   
   
8. If your group feels that girls and boys have different experiences and feelings regarding the issues covered in the video, discuss these differences.
   
   
9. Have girls role-play what they feel boys experience and have boys role-play their perception of what girls experience. Did the role-plays appear to be accurate to members of the group? What did your group discover as a result of these role-plays?
   
   
10. At the conclusion of your discussion, talk about what group members feel they've gained from this experience and how Beyond the Butterfly has impacted them.
    
    
11. Finally, let us know what you and your group think about Beyond the Butterfly! Please send your comments and conclusions to:

NEWIST/CESA 7
Attn: Kristel Hawley
2420 Nicolet Drive, Room IS 1040
Green Bay WI 54311

800-633-7445

email: newist@uwgb.edu

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Beyond the Butterfly is co-produced by Wisconsin Public Television and NEWIST/CESA #7 (Northeastern Wisconsin In-School Telecommunications)