Advertising and Male Violence - Lesson
Lesson Plan
Level(s): Grades 11 - 12
Author: MediaSmarts
Overview
To make students aware of the ways in which male violence is used and promoted in advertising.
Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate:
- an awareness of various violent male archetypes that are used in advertising.
- an understanding of the effects of media violence on young men.
- an understanding of the dominance of these violent archetypes in advertising that targets young men.
- an understanding of their own feelings toward these archetypes.
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