In this unit students investigate their own self self-esteem and how they can impact the people around them. Students have the chance to explore their core beliefs, discuss the importance of character traits and the impact of diversity on societies beliefs surrounding beauty. Students work in groups to research current beliefs about improving self esteem. Students have the chance to create social media pieces, promote them to the wider community and evaluate their effectiveness looking at analytics.
Students understand that they are contributors to their own and others self esteem and that they can positively impact their community.
Students are able to create and outline a social media post and how it impacts themselves or others self esteem positively.
Students value compassion.
Students are able to create and outline a social media post and how it impacts themselves or others self esteem positively.
Students value compassion.
Lesson 1
Tapping into Understanding |
Finding Questions |
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Students work together on a full class mind map. Students are prompted by the following questions:
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Continuing with the mind maps, students write all the questions that would help them understand self esteem and it's impact on us and our community.
Students take a photo of the board and upload it to google classroom.. Students type their questions as a comment. During the unit, students come back and put answers to on the classroom. |
Lesson 2
Exploring Evidence
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Social Media
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Lincoln Character Standards
Openness Reflective Resilience Integrity Fairness Compassion |
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Students create a poster. The poster has two sections:
Section 1
Section 1
- Students discuss the images and media above
- How does the "4" images / media impact your and/or others self esteem
- Write a paragraph and/or draw a picture that represents their discussion on the poster
- Students look at their groups questions from lesson 1
- Students research (social media, google, books) and represent their answers on the poster.
Lesson 3 - 4
Constructing a Theory
Students start by returning to google classroom to see if any evidence they researched answers any questions.
They work to pairs to create a theory about one of the following statements:
They work to pairs to create a theory about one of the following statements:
Strategy to improve or manage your own self esteem
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Strategy to influence others self esteem compassionately or positively
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Strategy to influence others self esteem compassionately or positively
The theory could be a PSA (public service announcement) it may be one they found while researching evidence.
Complete a Posti-it Peer Review on the ways to improve the strategy
Complete a Posti-it Peer Review on the ways to improve the strategy
Lesson 5
Testing a Theory
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Students are to work in groups to create their own Social Media PSA that will be distributed on twitter or instagram.
After a week, the class looks at twitter analytics and instagram likes/comments and makes observation of possible impact on the community. Class Prompts: What was could we improve? Are there more effective ways to influence people's self esteem? Is there a place for positive media on social media? |
Levels of Tweets / Instagram Posts
When creating the 5 tweets/instagram posts in your group. Consider the level of the posts: Level 1 - a picture, video or motivational quote Level 2 - a picture, video or motivational quote with a description that includes #hastags that allow for the reader to find more information Level 3 - a picture, video or motivational quote with a description that includes #hastags that allow for the reader to find more information. The post includes a website link that allows the reader to research more. |
Lesson 6 |
Lesson 7 |
Demonstrating Understanding |
Reflecting & Acting |
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Students work through the GRASPS task below:
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Students complete the student reflect survey. Additionally, the class discusses:
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