Challenging Hate Online - Lesson

Lesson Plan

Level: Grades 10-12

Duration: 2 to 3 hours

Author: Jeff Gagnon, Media Education Specialist, MediaSmarts

Overview

In this lesson students learn how digital media is used to promote or combat hatred and intolerance. The class begins with a discussion on the different ways that hate organizations disseminate their messages using digital media and how this medium offers the potential to work against hatred and intolerance. In a jigsaw activity, students visit and analyze the supporting websites of five anti-hate organizations/initiatives and then apply what they've learned to the development of their own anti-hate campaigns.

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate the ability to:

• Explore the issue of hate and various ways to challenge it
• Be aware of the strategies used by anti-hate organizations to promote tolerance and respect
• Understand how the Internet can be used to facilitate the promotion of tolerance and respect
• Recognize the characteristics of a successful awareness campaign
• Understand the role we all can play in countering racism and intolerance.

This lesson and all associated documents (handouts, overheads, backgrounders) are available in an easy-print, pdf kit version.

Lesson Kit:

Lesson_Challenging_Online_Hate.pdf