Lesson Plan

How the Namuhs Learned to be Content with Who They Are

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The Namuhs have a lot to teach humans how idealized images presented in advertising can impact self-perception and self-worth. After brainstorming 10 traits the media sets as the perfect body, class members read a short story about the Namuhs and how they eventually accepted themselves.

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Concepts
making decisions, peer pressure, peers, social-emotional learning, eating disorders, media, media bias, media analysis, body awareness, body image, eating habits, healthy eating, healthy habits, mental health
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Instructional Ideas
  • Ask class members to find and bring in examples of advertising that project idealized body images and those that reflect healthy images
  • Ask learners to share what they remember about the lengths the queen in the Snow White tale was willing to go to be the fairest of them all
Classroom Considerations
  • Fifth in a series of 16 related resources
  • Requires copies
Pros
  • The logical progression of the Namuhs story is sure to engage readers and lead them to understand the moral of the tale
Cons
  • Some pupils may need additional scaffolding to understand the connection between the negative image discussion and the activity where they describe their favorite person