Lesson Plan Template – ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson
PIP: Dr. Cassin on Body Image Date November 23, 2020
Title/Focus
Subject/Grade Time
Grade 9 Foods 45mins
Level Duration
Mrs. Zachery
Unit Personal Inquiry Project Teacher
Guest Speaker:​: Dr. Cassin

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Students will make responsible and informed choices to maintain health and to promote safety for self
Learning
and others.
Outcomes:
Specific W–7.4​ analyze the messages and approaches used by the media to promote certain body images and
Learning lifestyle choices
Outcomes: W–7.5​ relate the factors that influence individual food choices to nutritional needs of adolescents; e.g.,
finances, media, peer pressure, hunger, body image, activity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to…
1. Identify factors that impact their body image and the body image of others
2. Identify ways to improve their body image
3. Relate body image to the development of an eating disorder
ASSESSMENTS
Observations: ● Students being respectful to the guest speaker
● Students asking questions when appropriate
Key Questions​: ● What is body image?
● What factors impact my body image and the body image of others?
● How can I improve my body image?
● How can I help improve the body image of others?
Performances/Products: ● N/A
LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
● ZOOM ● Computer, projector
● Dr. Cassin’s Slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KLIZC8hF7V02wmf
3USOEp5QfVShm62YDlJ8mYR0imO0/edit?usp=sharing

PROCEDURE
● Review all of the questions students had about body image and disordered
eating. Select a few to give the volunteers to ask Dr. Cassin.
● Around 8am, start the ZOOM meeting so that Dr. Cassin can join whenever she is
ready.
● Around 8:20am, Dr. Cassin should be joining the meeting. Test out the sound,
Prior to lesson screen sharing feature, etc.
● Determine where the camera will be facing. Does she want to see the students?
May have to turn the computer around, if you can’t just turn the camera.
● Ask her about questions. Should students raise their hands? Or wait until the end?
● Remind her you will be recording, and start recording at about 8:30am (right
before you start the attention grabber).
Introduction Time
Attention Grabber Introduce Dr. Cassin to the class (again). Remind them that she is a
registered clinical and health psychologist, as well as an associate
professor of Psychology at Ryerson University. She is the Director of the 2mins
Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Lab, and she specializes in body image,
disordered eating, and more. We are very lucky to have her here today!
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Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe
 Lesson Plan Template – ED 3501 (Version C)
Transition to Body Ask the students to please be respectful while Dr. Cassin is presenting.
2mins
Pass it over to Dr. Cassin, as she may want to add something before
starting.
Body Time
Learning Activity #1 Dr. Cassin will spend the class presenting on body image in teenagers. 35mins
Teacher Notes: Assessments/
Differentiation
Closure Time
Consolidation of Learning: If there is time at the end, she will have a Q&A with the students.

If there is extra time, ask students to raise their hand if they learned
something new today. Ask if anyone is willing to share what they learned! 5mins

How can they improve their body image?

How can they help others improve their body image?

Reflections from the

lesson
Feedback from/to
students, what to do next
time, what went well, what
needs improvement, etc.

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Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe