Feelings On DisplayDay 04

Essential Question

Are girls and guys judged differently when they post photos online?

Lesson Objectives

Students will be able to ...

● identify examples of teens evaluating one another’s photos online.

● compare and contrast attitudes toward boys and girls regarding editing, posting, and commenting on personal photos that are posted on social network sites.

● analyze broader gender norms and media messages that may frame the way people use and interpret photos on social network sites

Answer the following questions

1. On social network sites, how do you decide which picture should be your profile picture? What do you think makes a “perfect” profile picture?

2. Who sets the standards for what is considered a “good” profile picture? Where do these standards, or ideas, come from?

3. What would happen if you posted a profile picture and you didn’t receive any “Likes” or comments on it? What would be going through your mind? What would you do?

Key Vocabulary

image: a representation of someone or

something, such as a photograph or

drawing; the way someone or

something is perceived by others

Feeling on Display

Notes From The Video (Girl Perspective)

Girls: 1. worry about image more than guys2. easy to judge others online because you’re

behind a screen3. likes on pictures can boost confidence4. there is a double standard between guys

and girls (boys post mirror pics)

Notes From The Video (Boy Perspective)

Boys: 1. girls post provocative pictures (guys look)2. post more funny pics of them doing silly

things3. easy to judge others (think happen more

with women)4. more carefree about pics posted online

Key Vocabulary

double standard: a rule that is unfairly

applied to different people or groups of

people

Assignment

Read The New York Times blog post, “For Teenage Girls, Facebook Means Always Being Camera-Ready." You should recognize that this article was written from the perspective of a parent. Explore, from a teen’s point of view, what they agree with and what they don’t.

For Teenage Girls Article

● Highlight in one color what you agree with and in a different color what you disagree with.

● Make a minimum of 5 comments in the margin.

Socratic Seminar

Are girls known for posting certain kinds of photos or albums? If so, what kinds? Why do you think that is?Are there certain ideas, or social messages, that influence the kinds of photos that girls typically post? How might these attitudes affect the kinds of photo comments girls post amongst themselves?Are boys known for posting certain kinds of photos or albums? If so, what kinds? Why do you think that is?Are there certain ideas, or social messages, that influence the kinds of photos that boys typically post? How might these attitudes affect the kinds of photo comments boys post amongst themselves?