Sex On TV: Teens and Parents Talk
Source: ETR ReCAPP Website
Target Audience: Level III (early adolescence, ages 12 through 15; middle school/junior high school) and IV (adolescence, ages 15 through 18; high school) and parents/guardians
Duration of Lesson: Not indicated; includes out-of-class homework assignment
Date Published: 2000
Summary: This lesson is designed to encourage young people and their parents/guardians to discuss their opinions and values relating to sexual messages presented on television. Teens are given a homework assignment to watch a TV show with their parents/guardians and use a "Sex on TV: Teens and Parents Talk" worksheet to discuss sexual messages. In class, the facilitator leads a discussion about the assignment focusing on the benefits and challenges teens experienced when talking with parents/guardians about sex on TV.
To view this lesson click here:
www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.LearningActivitiesDetail&PageID=172
Body Image
Source: Advocates for Youth
Target Audience: Level III (early adolescence, ages 12 through 15; middle school/junior high school) and IV (adolescence, ages 15 through 18; high school)
Duration of Lesson: 40 to 50 minutes
Published Date: Undated
Summary: This interactive lesson is designed to increase the participant’s awareness of his/her physical self and of media influences on her/his self image and behavior. Students are broken up into same-sex small groups of 4 or 5 and given diverse magazines and newsprint in which to create a collage. The activity and discussion questions focus on helping young people think about their personal perspectives on appearance and attractiveness and the influence of the media.
To view this lesson click here:
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=197Itemid=129
TV Smarts
Source: ETR ReCAPP Website
Target Audience: Level III (early adolescence, ages 12 through 15; middle school/junior high school) and IV (adolescence, ages 15 through 18; high school)
Duration of Lesson: 30 minutes
Date Published: 2001
Summary: This activity encourages youth to identify strategies to prevent being negatively influenced by sexual messages on television by completing a quiz on sex and TV and discussing how messages they receive from TV about sex may contribute to teenage pregnancy and their attitudes about sexuality.
To view this lesson click here:
www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.LearningActivitiesDetail&PageID=161
HIV/AIDS: Influence of Alcohol and Other Drugs
Source: Family Life and Sexual Health (F.L.A.S.H.) curriculum, Public Health – Seattle & King County
Target Audience: Level III (early adolescence, ages 12 through 15; middle school/junior high school; grades 7-8)
Duration of Lesson: 50 minutes
Date Published: 9/02
Summary: This lesson helps students understand the physical and emotional effects of alcohol and other drugs on the body. Emphasis is placed on recognizing how drugs/alcohol can impair a person’s ability to make decisions, putting them at increased risk for HIV. The lesson also addresses how advertising promotes alcohol use as a way to meet social and emotional needs and suggests alternatives for meeting those needs. An optional family homework assignment is included.
To view this lesson click here:
www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educators/~/media/health/publichealth/documents/famplan/G78_L22.ashx
To view all F.L.A.S.H. lessons, click here:
www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educators/FLASH.aspx
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