Children and young people encounter all kinds of stereotypes in the media. But are they always aware of what they're seeing? Help your learners think critically about how gender stereotypes can affect the ways they view themselves and others.
Key Vocabulary: avatar · bias · gender stereotypes Show definitions
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Warm-Up: Gender Stereotypes
10 mins.Analyse: True! Or Is It?
5 mins.Create: Stereotype Avatar
20 mins.Wrap-Up: "Just Because" Poem
10 mins.Additional Resources
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