Sex in Advertising - Lesson
To introduce students to the use and prevalence of sexuality in advertising.
To introduce students to the use and prevalence of sexuality in advertising.
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.
In this five- or six-day unit, students create a video podcast to present balanced, unbiased perspectives on global development issues.
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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.
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