Beyond Gender Stereotypes (UK)

How do gender stereotypes shape our experiences online?

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.

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Learning Objectives:

Define "gender stereotypes" and describe how they can be present online.
Describe how gender stereotypes can lead to unfairness or bias.
Create an avatar and a poem that show how gender stereotypes impact who they are.

Key Vocabulary: avatar · bias · gender stereotypes Show definitions

avatar:

an image or character that represents a person online

bias:

an unfair belief about a person or group based on a stereotype

gender stereotypes:

oversimplified ideas about how women and men are or should be

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.

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Classroom resources

Lesson Slides
Stereotype Avatar Handout
"Just Because" Poem Handout Teacher Version
Lesson Quiz

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