Description:

• understand the influences of the media in defining society’s standards regarding who is successful and what is desirable
• understand the transience and superficiality of media images and messages regarding who and what is cool
• understand how they themselves are influenced by these media images and messages Materials:

Grade:  Primary Cycle 3

Time: 90 min

• Large roll of paper, markers, paint
• 2 boxes of Smarties
• Photocopy Anatomy of Cool Questionnaire and Kids World Survey Results
• Students collect photographs of their favorite celebrities(rock stars, movie stars, athletes, models…)
• Students bring in photos of themselves

http://mediasmarts.ca/lessonplan/anatomy-cool-lesson  – Resource (includes pdf lesson)