Advocating for Better Portrayals of Diversity in Media
Have students access the student chapter Advocating for Better Portrayals of Diversity in Media.
Explain to students that they will create a campaign on a social network (or other online platform) of their choice that will advocate for a specific change to a particular diversity portrayal practice (such as the examples explored in the previous chapter.) You may choose to have them do this work individually, in pairs or in small groups.
If you have not already delivered the lesson Online Civic Engagement, have students navigate to the student chapter A Quick Guide to Online Activism and go through the interactive activity.
Go through the assignment sheet and discuss with students which issues they might want to address. Encourage students to consult the handout A Quick Guide to Online Activism while developing their campaign.
If necessary, remind them that the point is to address groups that are either under-represented or badly represented in in media. If a significant number of students do not seem to understand this, you may want to pause to deliver the Unpacking Privilege mini-lesson.
Once students have completed the assignment, have them present their media products and campaign plans to the class.
Use the Assessment Rubric to evaluate students’ media products and campaign plans.