Subject: Language Arts Media Literacy (Grade 3) 1.1 Purpose and Audience 1.

2 Making Inferences /Interpreting Messages 1.3 Responding to and Evaluating Texts 1. Audience Responses Length! 1"2 *ours/2 da' lesson

Grades! 3"# $%an &e adapted fit a suita&le grade level in 'our classroo()

Materials Needed! +outu&e.co( clips of gender &iased co((ercials " Pencils, pencil cra'ons, *andouts $see appendix)

Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Lc9Mhi9l0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm3ml9Gu6hA

Overvie : In t*is lesson, students

discuss television progra((ing ai(ed at c*ildren and *o- girls and &o's are portra'ed in it .tudents illustrate -*at t*e' dislike a&out portra'als of girls or &o's and t*en create t*eir o-n T/ c*aracter -*o -ill counter t*e illustrated negative portra'als

Learning Outco!es: .tudents -ill de(onstrate t*e a&ilit' to! recogni0e t*at t*e (edia construct realit' understand t*at t*e representations (ade &' t*e (edia are not al-a's accurate understand *o- t*eir o-n gender perceptions are affected &' t*e (edia consider *o- -ell (edia i(ages of gender reflect t*eir o-n opinions and experiences express opinions in -riting express t*e(selves creativel'
Assess!ent:

"escri#tion: As a class, students -ill

-atc* $previousl' screened &' teac*er) clips of co((ercials t*at depict gender roles, &ias and/or stereot'pes $11 (inutes) " A class discussion -ill follo- -*ere students are a&le to vocali0e t*eir opinions a&out -*at t*e' sa- 2 Teac*er pro(pts! 3*at did t*e girls look like in t*ose co((ercials4 T*e &o's4 5o- did t*is (ake 'ou feel and -*'4 3*at did 'ou like a&out one of t*e(4 3*at s*ould &e different4 $11 (ins) " At *ig*er grades, students -ill &e a&le

$ "iagnostic%&or!ative .tudents -ill &e expected to engage in class discussions and co(plete *andouts " Teac*er -ill assess students engage(ent &' o&servation and collection of co(pleted *andouts " 6esson can &e carried out over (ore t*an one da' and incorporated into ot*er lessons if students lack understanding $ .tudents -it* IEPs -ill &e a&le to -atc* t*e videos and can respond ver&all' if t*e' are not a&le to

to identif' t*e &ias and stereot'pes, 'ounger grades (a' need (ore pro(pting 7E8T 9A+ " .tudents -ill t*en &e given a *and" out titled :3*at I 9on;t 6ike A&out 5o- <o's = >irls Are .*o-n on T/? and -ill &e a&le to illustrate t*ese ideas, -it* a &rief -ritten description $2@ (ins) " After students present t*eir pictures and ideas to t*e class, t*e' are a&le to dra-, on t*e next *andout, an illustration of :M' T/ %*aracter? -it* a &rief, -ritten description $11 (ins)

co(plete *andouts

Adapted Aro(! Matt*e- Bo*nson " 9irector of Education, Media.(arts *ttp!//(edias(arts.ca/lessonplan/girls"and"&o's"television *ttp!//(edias(arts.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/lessonplan/6essonC>irlsC<o'sCTelevision.pdf

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