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    This document outlines a 75-minute lesson plan for grade 12 students on media influences on sexuality. The lesson aims to help students identify and analyze messages about sexuality presented in various media like advertising, television, music, and social media. Key activities include analyzing sexualized advertisements and comparing their own lives to portrayals in TV shows and songs. The lesson encourages students to think critically about media messages and their potential effects.

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    This document outlines a 75-minute lesson plan for grade 12 students on media influences on sexuality. The lesson aims to help students identify and analyze messages about sexuality presented in various media like advertising, television, music, and social media. Key activities include analyzing sexualized advertisements and comparing their own lives to portrayals in TV shows and songs. The lesson encourages students to think critically about media messages and their potential effects.

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    This document outlines a 75-minute lesson plan for grade 12 students on media influences on sexuality. The lesson aims to help students identify and analyze messages about sexuality presented in various media like advertising, television, music, and social media. Key activities include analyzing sexualized advertisements and comparing their own lives to portrayals in TV shows and songs. The lesson encourages students to think critically about media messages and their potential effects.

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    Grade 12 Open PPL40 Media Influences on Sexuality

    Media Influences on Sexuality - Grade 12

    75 minutes in length

    Overall Expectations:

    C3. Demonstrate the ability to make connections that relate to health and well-being –
    how their choices and behaviours affect both themselves and others, and how factors in
    the world around them affect their own and others’ health and well-being.

    Specific Expectations:

    C3.4. Analyse the portrayal of different relationships in the media (e.g., movies, song
    lyrics, television, print media, internet) with respect to bias and stereotyping, and
    describe how individuals can take action to encourage more realistic and inclusive
    messaging.

    Learner Outcome:

    Identify the effects of social influences on sexuality; e.g., media, culture.

    Materials:

    1. Handout:
    1. Sex in Advertising
    2. Me vs. TV/Music

    Introduction:

    Our society is becoming increasingly complex. Students are presented with messages
    about sexuality and from a number of sources. It is important to help students identify
    and decipher these messages, determine which ones to listen to, and learn how to filter
    out the negative messages.

    This lesson requires extra preparation time to find ads to use in Activity C: Exploring
    Media Influences Using Advertisements. Use ads from magazines, or the internet. The
    idea is to find highly sexualized ads. This approach is used by many companies to sell:
    clothing, cosmetics, cars, footwear, jeans, etc. If there is a recent ad or current event
    that has caused some controversy, it may also be helpful to include this as an example.

    Lesson plan adapted and reproduced with permission of Alberta Health Services.
    Grade 12 Open PPL40 Media Influences on Sexuality

    Approaches/Strategies:

    A. Ground rules
    Ensure ground rules are established before beginning this lesson. For classes that have
    already established ground rules, quickly reviewing them can promote a successful
    lesson. Some suggestion for ground rules include:
    • We have personal boundaries that must be respected
    • We have the right to “pass”
    • We have a right to our own beliefs and opinions
    • We are responsible for our own learning
    Our questions or comments will be respected and taken seriously

    B. Exploring media influence using advertisements (20-25 minutes)


    Students increase awareness of the sexual messages presented in advertising and
    identify the effects of media influence on sexuality.

    1. Introduce this activity using the following discussion questions:

    How can we define “media”?

    "Media" is a term for the industrial forms of mass communication. “Media literacy”
    is the ability to use critical thinking skills to analyze media messages- from music
    videos and Web environments, to product placement in movies and virtual
    displays on NHL hockey boards. It's the instinct to question what lies behind
    media productions— the motives, the money, the values and the ownership—
    and to be aware of how these factors influence content.

    What are the different media industries that try to reach an adolescent
    audience?

    Write down the different industries identified by the students.


    Examples may include:
    • Advertising
    • Television
    • Movies
    • Music
    • News
    • Internet

    Which of these industries presents messages about sexuality and sexual


    relationships?

    • They all present messages about sexuality.

    What kind of message does each of these industries send?

    Discuss each industry, looking for similarities between industries.


    2

    Lesson plan adapted and reproduced with permission of Alberta Health Services.
    Grade 12 Open PPL40 Media Influences on Sexuality

    • Divide the class into small groups.

    • Explain that the class is going to examine the advertising industry and study
    the messages about sexuality that this industry sends to adolescents.

    • Distribute the handout Sex in Advertising to each group.

    • Encourage each group to choose an advertisement to analyze. These can be


    chosen from current magazines, or by using the ads you found through an
    internet search.

    • Give groups time to analyze their advertisement based on the handout.

    For more media and Internet education resources including lesson plans and
    activities visit the Media Awareness Network. Media Awareness Network

    It is also interesting to discuss the inclusion or exclusion of diverse groups in


    these ads.

    Ask each group to present their advertisement analysis to the class.

    • Debrief this activity using the following questions:


    o In the ads we examined, what are the main messages about sexuality
    being sent to adolescents by the advertising industry?
    o Are these messages positive or negative?
    o Do the advertisements we have looked at send messages that reflect
    your values?
    o If the messages about sexuality given by the advertising industry are
    contrary to our values, what choices do we have?
     Encourage the producers to change the message.
     Discuss various ways to do so such as writing letters, speaking
    to people in industry, etc.
     Stop buying the products.

    C. Me vs. TV/Music (5 minutes today, 30 minutes homework, and 5


    minutes next class)
    Students can increase awareness of the sexual messages presented on television and
    identify the effects of media influence on sexuality.

    1. Distribute the Me vs.TV/music handout for students to complete as a homework


    assignment.
    2. Explain that students are encouraged to share this activity with a parent or guardian.
    3. Dedicate time to debrief this activity during the next lesson.

    Question Box (10 minutes)

    Have students fill out questions and address them next class.

    Lesson plan adapted and reproduced with permission of Alberta Health Services.
    Grade 12 Open PPL40 Media Influences on Sexuality

    Take It Home

    Complete the Me vs. TV/music handout.

    Keep in mind that all students do not live in a “traditional” family nor do they
    have equal opportunities for open discussion within their “family”. Although it is
    best for students to complete this assignment with a supportive parent or
    guardian, it may not be possible. Be sensitive to the needs of your students.

    Lesson plan adapted and reproduced with permission of Alberta Health Services.
    Grade 12 Open PPL40 Media Influences on Sexuality

    Sex In Advertising

    Name:_______________________________________

    When sexuality is used in advertising, certain values and attitudes towards sex are
    being “sold” to consumers along with the products. The overriding question that must be
    asked when examining any advertisement is, “What underlying message is being sold
    by this ad?”

    Step 1: Choose an advertisement to analyze.

    Step 2: Use these questions to discuss the ad you are analyzing.

    1. What product or service is the ad selling?

    2. Who is the target audience for this ad? (Include age range, culture,
    gender, race, socio-economic level.)

    3. What can the product or service actually do (vs. what it promises to


    do)?

    4. What does the ad suggest or imply that the product can do in addition
    to this?

    5. What underlying message or value is being sold by the ad? Is it


    obvious or subliminal?

    6. Do you agree/disagree with this message?

    7. What do people in the ad look like?

    8. What message does the ad give about sexuality?

    9. Is this a positive or negative message about sexuality?

    Lesson plan adapted and reproduced with permission of Alberta Health Services.
    Grade 12 Open PPL40 Media Influences on Sexuality

    Step 3: Present your advertisement to the class.

    Me vs. TV/Music

    How much time do you spend watching TV or listening to music each week? When you
    add up the total, you might be surprised! So, what does television/music have to say to
    you? Comparing your life to that of characters or images shown on TV or heard about in
    music can be an interesting exercise. Choose a TV show/song of your choice. It can be
    a sitcom, a drama, or a segment of videos, or favourite song or one that speaks to you.
    Use the following chart to compare your life to the life of the characters represented by
    the TV show/song

    ME vs. TV/Music

    My real life: TV/song life:

    My after school life TV/song after school life

    My friends TV/song friends

    My parents/my friend parents’ TV/song parents/my friend parents’

    My TV/song

    _______________________________ ____________________________

    Lesson plan adapted and reproduced with permission of Alberta Health Services.
    Grade 12 Open PPL40 Media Influences on Sexuality

    Share this activity with a parent or guardian, and discuss the following questions:

    • How different is real life from the life portrayed on TV or in the song you chose?
    • Do you agree with the messages about sexuality sent by TV or in the song?
    • What messages about sexuality would you like me to have?

    Lesson plan adapted and reproduced with permission of Alberta Health Services.

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