LESSON OVERVIEW

Toolkit Topic: Stereotyping

Lesson Title: Stop Stereotyping
Subject/Grade Level: Social Studies - 8th Grade
Lesson Duration: approximately one week
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Essential Question(s) for Toolkit: How do stereotypes placed on others
affect their relationships and the way they are treated?
Essential Question(s) for Lesson: How can we prevent stereotypes in
our school or in our community?
OBJECTIVES

STANDARDS

Viewthestereotypingvideoandrelate
toitpersonally.
Utilizetheinternettodrawonideas
andconceptsrelatedtostereotyping
Createadvertisingstrategiesthatare
bothrelevantandeffective
Provideexplanationtodescribethe
campaignandtheirreasoningforit

E.8.6Describeandexplaintheinfluenceof
status,ethnicorigin,race,gender,andage
ontheinteractionsofindividuals
E.8.7Identifyandexplainexamplesofbias,
prejudice,andstereotyping,andhowthey
contributetoconflictinasociety

ASSESSMENTS
Formative: Grade students based on interview questions, community
and school flyers, and active participation
Summative: End of unit paper
DIFFERENTIATION
Allow students to create their own interview questions and decide
whom they would like to interview. Allow students to choose how
they would like to advertise their Stop Stereotyping campaign.
LESSON CONTENT OUTLINE

Lesso
n
Openi
ng
Learni
ng

Begin by showing the students this video called Stop

Stereotying:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuQMBvNi2XQ

Warn students about the intensity of the video and the maturity that comes along
with it.
1.

Discussthevideoandhowitmadethestudentsfeel.Askstudentshow
stereotypesaffecttheeverydaylivesofpeople.

Activi
ties

Couldanyofyourelatetoanyofthestudentsinthisvideo?
Doyouthinkstereotypingisaproblematourschool?Orinourcommunity?
Whyorwhynot?
AfterDiscussing:
IntroduceourveryownStopStereotypingcampaign
Havestudentsgoonlineandresearchstereotypesusingthiswebsite:
http://standagainststereotypes.tumblr.com/Tellthemtopaycloseattentionthe
videosandpicturespresentedonthewebsite.Theycouldgetgoodideasfrom
thisfortheirowncampaign!Hadoutthedrawinggraphicorganizertoletthem
puttheircreativeideasonpaper.(PostedBelow)(25mins)
Oncestudentshavetheircreativejuicesflowingfromthewebsite,introducethe
firststepinthisprocess:schoolandcommunityinterviews.Eachstudentis
requiredtoconductaninterviewaboutstereotypeswith1personfromthe
school(teacher,student,principle,etc)andonememberfromtheircommunity
(coach,babysitter,librarian,etc).Haveamockinterviewintheclassroom
withyourselfandavolunteerstudent.Havethreeexampleinterviewquestions
thatthestudentwillaskyou.Theyeachcreate5questionsthattheythinkwill
beappropriatefortheircampaign,buthavetobeapprovedbytheteacherfirst.
Givestudentsthreedaystocompletethisportion.
Onceyouhaveapprovedeachstudentsquestions,introducethenextpartofthe
campaign:thecreativeportion.Explaintoeachstudentthattheyaregoingto
createtwotypesofflyers,posters,orbannerstohangintheschooland
somewhereinthelocalcommunity.Explainthattheseadvertisementsareto
endstereotypinginourcommunityandschool.Thewaytheydesigntheir
campaignflyerisentirelyuptothem.Discusswhatmakesanadvertisement
successfulandprovideyourownexample.Iftheywouldlike,theycanmake
twoofthesame,oradifferentonefortheschoolandadifferentoneforthe
community.EncouragethemtousetheInternetforcreativeideasorhavethem
asktheirartteacherforhelp.(35minutes)Allowtwoclassperiodsforthemto
workontheirassignment(two60minuteclasses)
Oncethestudentshavecompletedtheircreativeportion,havethembringtheir
finishedartworkintoclassandpresenttheirflyertotheirclassmates.Onceeach
studenthaspresented(maximumof5minutesperstudent)havehimorherpost
theirflyersthroughouttheschool.
Forthelastportionofthisunit,havestudentswritea12pagepaperexplaining
wheretheypostedtheirflyerintheircommunityandwhy.Inaddition,have
themanswerthequestion,DoyouthinkourStopStereotypingcampaignwill
beeffectiveinourschoolandcommunity?Whyorwhynot?Bonuspointsif
theyincludeapictureoftheirflyerinthechosencommunitylocation.

Lesso
n
Closin
g

Close this lesson by having students make predictions on if

their flyers will be successful or not. Discuss the positive
impacts it could have on our community. End the week by
congratulating students on their hard work and emphasize
that even though they may feel like small changes, they
are making a big impact.

MATERIALS/RESOURCES/TECHNOLOGY

Computers/Tablets
Art Supplies
Examples of flyers
Examples of interview questions