Kids encounter all kinds of stereotypes in the media. But are kids always aware of what they're seeing? Help your students think critically about how gender stereotypes can affect the ways they view themselves and others.
Key Vocabulary: avatar · bias · gender stereotypes Show definitions
Key Standards Supported
Common Core ELA
L.5.4,L.5.4c,L.5.6,RF.5.4,RF.5.4a,RI.5.4,RI.5.7,RI.5.10,SL.5.1a,SL.5.1b,SL.5.1c,SL.5.1d,SL.5.3,SL.5.4,SL.5.6,W.5.4,W.5.10
CASEL
1a,3a,3b,3c,3d,4a,4b,4c,4d,5e,5f
AASL
I.A.2,I.B.3,I.C.1,I.C.4,I.D.1,I.D.3,I.D.4,II.A.2,II.A.3,II.B.1,II.B.2,II.B.3,II.C.1,II.C.2,II.D.1,II.D.2,II.D.3,III.A.1,III.A.2,III.A.3,III.B.1,III.B.2,III.C.2,III.D.1,III.D.2,IV.B.2,V.A.1,V.A.2,V.A.3,V.B.1,V.B.2,V.C.1,V.C.3,V.D.1,V.D.2,VI.D.3
ISTE
1d,2b,6a,6b,6c,6d,7a,7b,7c,7d
Lesson Plan
Warm Up: Gender Stereotypes
10 mins.Analyze: True! Or Is It?
5 mins.Create: Stereotype Avatar
20 mins.Wrap Up: "Just Because" Poem
10 mins.
Extension Activity:
Have students use a video app like Flipgrid to record themselves performing their "Just Because" poems. Allow students to view each other's performances.
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Lesson last updated: July 2020
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