"Young people are being set an impossible standard by the images they are confronted with on a daily basis from the media and advertising and there is evidence to suggest this has a negative impact on self esteem. I want children to recognise from an early age that their value is worth so much more than just their physical appearance.
I am delighted to have worked with Media Smart to produce this important work."

-Lynne Featherstone, Equalities Minister
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BODY IMAGE LESSON

The new Media Smart Body Image lesson has been developed to align with The Government's campaign on Body Confidence. The aim of the one hour lesson is to provide an introduction into the role of the media and advertising in influencing young people's perception of body image.

The Media Smart lesson, aimed at 10-11 year olds, highlights techniques used in post-production and examples of positive body image campaigns to help children think critically about the images they are seeing.

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BODY IMAGE LESSON

Body image has risen up the agenda as an important issue because technology and social trends have increased young people's access to media and advertising, and consequently their exposure to images of a certain body type.

This lesson was developed to help teachers with an issue that they are already fully aware of and want to address, however there is very little guidance as to how to do this from a media and advertising perspective specifically.

The Media Smart Body Image lesson provides a dedicated lesson plan and resources that teachers can use to address these issues more effectively.

Notes and Lesson Plan

The Body Image lesson is a one hour lesson that includes teaching materials and 2 worksheets.

Powerpoint Lessons

The Teaching Materials are accompanied by a Body Image Lesson Powerpoint and extra materials.

 
 
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