Browsing Hallowe’en Costumes

(For older students) Divide the class into groups. Have students access the student chapter Browsing Hallowe’en Costumes or distribute the handout and have students visit the site Halloween Costumes.

Tell them to browse the site and fill out the handout or Structure Strip to consider:

• What kinds of costumes come from other media (movies, games, etc.)? How many are connected to media aimed at teens or adults?
• Which costumes are tied to specific cultures? (Suggest they look at the “International” category.) What cultures are represented? (You may need to help students identify the cultures represented by different cultures.) Pick one culture and ask: If all you knew about this culture was these costumes, what would you think about it?
• Which costumes are aimed at both boys and girls? Which are only aimed at boys, or only aimed at girls? If all you knew about boys and girls was what you learned from these costumes, what would you think about how they are similar or different?

Have students share their findings with the class.