Comic Book Characters
In this lesson, students look at how male and female characters are depicted in comic books. Handout: Comic Book Analysis Sheet *1 Comic for every 2 students |
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Gender and Tobacco
In this lesson, students explore gender-related influences on smoking.
Handouts: Women and girls, Men and boys
In this lesson, students explore gender-related influences on smoking.
Handouts: Women and girls, Men and boys
Girls and Boys on Television
In this lesson, students discuss television programming aimed at children and how girls and boys are portrayed in it. Students illustrate what they dislike about portrayals of girls or boys and then create their own TV character who will counter the illustrated negative portrayals.
Handout: What I hate about how boys/girls are shown on tv, My TV character
In this lesson, students discuss television programming aimed at children and how girls and boys are portrayed in it. Students illustrate what they dislike about portrayals of girls or boys and then create their own TV character who will counter the illustrated negative portrayals.
Handout: What I hate about how boys/girls are shown on tv, My TV character
Media Kids
In this lesson, students deconstruct gender portrayal and depictions of boys and girls in the media.
In this lesson, students deconstruct gender portrayal and depictions of boys and girls in the media.
Sheroes and Heroes
This lesson introduces students to some of the myth-building techniques of television, by comparing real world (s)heroes with TV world (s)heroes and by looking at stereotypes in the world of TV (s)heroes.
This lesson introduces students to some of the myth-building techniques of television, by comparing real world (s)heroes with TV world (s)heroes and by looking at stereotypes in the world of TV (s)heroes.
TV Dads: Immature and Irresponsible?
In this lesson, students explore the nature of stereotypes by looking at the negative image of the TV dad as presented in situation comedies (sitcoms) and advertisements.
Handout: TV Dads, Log
In this lesson, students explore the nature of stereotypes by looking at the negative image of the TV dad as presented in situation comedies (sitcoms) and advertisements.
Handout: TV Dads, Log
What's in a Word?
In this lesson, students become sensitized to the ways in which the use of language in the media can imply inequality between men and women.
Handout: CBC gender guidelines, Mind your language worksheet
In this lesson, students become sensitized to the ways in which the use of language in the media can imply inequality between men and women.
Handout: CBC gender guidelines, Mind your language worksheet