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Resources for Teachers - Violence
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To make students aware of the ways in which male violence is used and promoted in advertising. - In this lesson, students explore the absence, or unrealistic portrayal, of consequences to violence in the media.
- This lesson helps children become aware of the types of violence that appear on television, the frequency with which these acts occur, and how they respond to these acts. It begins with a guided discussion about the different types of violence and then,how violence is portrayed on TV.
- This lesson teaches children that television doesn't always offer the best solutions to conflict.
- This lesson develops a beginning awareness by students of how they feel towards, and respond to, different sports, and how the media represents athletics.
- This lesson focuses on put-down mentality in the media.
- In this lesson, students become aware of the types and amounts of violence in children's programming, and how media violence influences young viewers.
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Talking to kids about violence in the media they consume – television, movies, video games, music and the Internet – can help them put media violence into perspective and perhaps diffuse some of its power. - This lesson introduces students to the issue of violence in video games and helps them understand the effects that these games have on their own feelings and attitudes towards violence.
- In this lesson, students explore the issues surrounding violent video games. The lesson begins with a review of the Entertainment Software Rating Board’s rating codes for video and computer games, and a class discussion about the appropriateness of these ratings for children and teens.
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