Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Understanding Stereotypes Lesson PlanUnderstanding Stereotypes Lesson Plan
Publisher
Curated OER
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

Understanding Stereotypes

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This Understanding Stereotypes lesson plan also includes:
  • Rubric
  • Informational Text
  • Join to access all included materials

Pupils confront age-related stereotypes, explore how stereotyping impacts their lives, and discuss how they can make changes to reduce over-generalizations, unfair assumptions, and critical judgments about people groups. They use a persuasion map to debate common stereotypes. There are some good guidelines for distinguishing between the childhood tendency to over-generalize.

190 Views 347 Downloads
Concepts

supporting details, details, debate, public speaking, oral presentations, bias, opinions, stereotypes

Additional Tags

bias, stereotypes, debate, oral presentation, state an opinion, supporting facts and details, ccss.ela-literacy.sl.11-12.1, l.7.1., social studies
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
3 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Discussion
1 more...
Usage Permissions
Fine Print: Educational Use

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

Diversity in Media: Looking Critically at What We See

Curated OER
This learning experience fosters awareness of representations we see, and don't see, in the media. Learners list TV programs, games, and films they enjoy, identify characters' ethnic, religious, (dis)ability, and sexual orientation...
8th - Higher Ed English Language Arts
Worksheet

Four-Corners Debate

Curated OER
Use this two page handout to establish the rules for class debate. The four-corners method of debate is one that provides a safe way for learners to engage in a discussion or debate over potentially heated or controversial topics. The...
5th - 8th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

What should I watch for in the debates?

Classroom Law Project
Prepare your classes for election year debates with a series of activities that model how to watch televised debates and how to evaluate the moderators as well as the debaters.
7th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Individuality vs. Conformity

Curated OER
Spark an animated debate in your class! Young adults consider some of the fads or trends that are prevalent at their school, as well as their own level of participation in them. Just how much of a role does popular culture play in their...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
Lesson Plan

Fact and Opinion within the Media

University of the Desert
How can the media foster cultural misunderstandings? These activities encourage learners to distinguish between fact and opinion in the media
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Lesson Plan

Debating the Issues: Ralph Bunche and Civil Rights

Curated OER
Synthesizing information from a PBS documentary Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey, its companion website, and several other resources (links to which are provided), high schoolers evaluate whether Bunche did all he could to advance the...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan: The Net Neutrality Debate

Curated OER
Should Internet users who send data-heavy content pay higher fees than those who are involved in activities, like sending an email, that have less content? This question is at the heart of the Net Neutrality debate. After watching a PBS...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

Debate: Should the U.S. Annex the Philippines?

Curated OER
Building an argument with supporting evidence is a vital skill. Learners engage in a debate over the annexation of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War. They take on the perspective of an individual from that time period,...
9th - 11th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

Debate on China's One Child Policy

Curated OER
High schoolers learn about China's One Child Policy. They read an article about a specific family's experience under the policy (not included) and research and explain the key points of the policy. They assess the pros and cons in a...
9th - 12th Social Studies & History
Lesson Plan

Whose Rite Is It?

Curated OER
The class explores and debates, from multiple perspectives, a petition to allow Hopi Indians to take golden eagle hatchlings from a federal wildlife sanctuary for use in a religious ceremony. Pupils defend their personal views on the...
6th - 12th Social Studies & History
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use