Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-10
Grades 11-12

Stereotypes, Cerebral Palsy and Poetry Lesson Details

Lesson Details

OBJECTIVES

In this lesson, students will:

  • Examine the cues they use to make judgments about people
  • Learn about cerebral palsy
  • Hone Internet search skills
  • Research and write a blog entry addressing stereotypes of people with cerebral palsy
  • Write a poem about emotions that arose during the lesson [optional]

GRADE LEVELS: 9-11

SUBJECT AREAS
Research Skills (esp. online searching), English/Language Arts, Health, Inclusion / Anti-Bias Education

MATERIALS

  • Internet access, the film clips and equipment needed to show them.

ESTIMATED TIME NEEDED
1 class period plus homework

Sources

About the author:

Faith Rogow

Faith Rogow, Ph.D., is the co-author of The Teacher's Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World (Corwin, 2012) and past president of the National Association for Media Literacy Education. She has written discussion guides and lesson plans for more than 250 independent films.

Faith Rogow