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Lesson Title: Media and Us.

Date: Feb 8th
Grade: 8
Class/Subject: Health
Unit: Self-esteem & Body Image
Lesson Duration: 50mins

OUTCOMES FROM SASKATCHEWAN PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General Learning Outcomes:
8.5
Specific Learning Outcomes:
Investigate the motivations for and the consequences of being satisfied or dissatisfied with how we look.

Understand the pressures/influences that promote unrealistic images of desirable body shape and weight.

Analyze techniques used by industries (e.g., plastic surgery, weight loss products, diets) and the mass media to
influence judgement and values about the way we look.
OUTCOMES stated in learner friendly language
Students will:
● Understand how media can influence themselves and society in a negative and positive
way.
ASSESSMENTS
Pre-assessment (prior Formative: Summative (if applicable):
knowledge) (if applicable): Magazine project (rubric)

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Resource #1: file:///Users/brantsaretsky/Downloads/89-Submission%20File-562-1-10-
20150330.pdf
Resource #2: https://www.acc.edu.au/blog/social-media-low-self-esteem/
Resource #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EFHbruKEmw
Resource #4: https://online.king.edu/news/social-media-and-body-image/
Resource #5: https://www.kubbco.com/13-positive-effects-of-social-media-on-our-
society-today/
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
● Magazines
● Smart Board
● Scissors
● Glue
● White boards
● Markers

LESSON PROCEDURE
Introduction (time: 2-5mins)

Hook/Attention Grabber: Explaining to the students what the plan is today

1) Before the students get with their partner. Remind them that today is the last day to
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complete the project.

2) Remind the students since we are in groups to have the masks up.
3) If they finish, you can read a book. Work on a project.

Transitioning from Hook to Body: Letting the students get with the partner
1) When they have their partner they can begin. Bring some extra sheets of paper just in
case students were missing or they lost their sheet.

Body (time: 35-40)

Learning Activity #1: Magazine Project
1) The project will be in partners. I highly recommend you pair up with someone who you
will get the project done with.
2) The project is where you compare the medias version of what a human is supposed to
look like to what, to the true beauty.
3) You will need a title, True Beauty vs Media Beauty. You will write your partner names
on the back of the piece of paper.
4) Using scissors and glue, you will need to cut photos out of magazines to find the right
photos.
5) You will write about each photo on the discussing how it shows true beauty and how it
shows humans should be supposed to be.
6) The rubric is on the back of the handout.
7) Once you find a partner both need to come and grab a handout.

Closure (time: 5-10mins)

Feedback From Students on Learning: If the students did not finish, this is now homework.
(If majority of students are not done, then the teacher could suggest that the students have
some of Monday class to get it done)

Transition To Next Lesson(s): Thanking the students

1) Thank the students for working hard
Student Differentiation:
Jurel and Martin have their own project, that they can work on with support. Make sure to
provide them with the material Trica made.

Reflections on lesson: