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Analyzing Gender Stereotypes in Media Lesson PlanAnalyzing Gender Stereotypes in Media Lesson Plan
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Southern Poverty Law Center
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Analyzing Gender Stereotypes in Media

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Why might toy advertisers use gender stereotypes to sell their products? Young people think critically about media messages and its role in gender stereotyping with a thought-provoking lesson.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

media analysis, gender, gender roles, gender bias, gender equality, social justice, stereotypes

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask older learners to analyze the advertising for several toys and what they believe is the target audience for each toy

Classroom Considerations

  • The lesson focuses on gender stereotypes advertisers use to sell their products

Pros

  • The activities get youngsters thinking about the power of media to influence their opinions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.K.3 W.K.5 W.1.3 W.1.5 W.2.3 W.2.5 W.3.3.a W.3.4 W.3.5 W.4.3.a W.4.4 W.4.5 W.5.3.a W.5.4 W.5.5 SL.K.1.a SL.K.6 SL.1.1.a SL.1.4 SL.1.6 SL.2.1.a SL.2.4 SL.2.6 SL.3.1.a SL.3.4 SL.3.6 SL.4.1.a SL.4.4 SL.4.6 SL.5.1.a SL.5.4 SL.5.6

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