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Sex, Guise, and Video Games Lesson PlanSex, Guise, and Video Games Lesson Plan
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Sex, Guise, and Video Games

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Students examine the portrayal of women in action-adventure video games and in other forms of entertainment to assess whether or not these portrayals perpetuate positive images of women in today's world. They develop new female video game characters.

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2003
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