The document discusses the topics of beauty, self-image, and body shaming. It begins with having students discuss and define their perceptions of beauty in groups. It then explores how beauty is a social construct through examining dictionary definitions, quotes, and how attraction forms. Videos are presented on how media influences perceptions of beauty and the challenges of being a model. Students analyze celebrity photos before and after editing to see the impact. A discussion follows on pros and cons of makeup, filters and photoshop. An article is reviewed on promoting body acceptance and challenging bullying. Students create their own campaigns against body shaming and write reflections integrating the various topics studied.

1. BEAUTY, SELF-
IMAGE AND
BODY
SHAMING
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2. BEAUTY
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3. What is BEAUTY?
In groups discuss the following questions. Jot down your answers; then
write your own “dictionary definition” of beauty and share with the
rest of the group
What do you consider beauty?
Who decides what beauty is and what it is not?
Is beauty a social construction or a mark of personal taste
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4. Now find at least 3
dictionary definitions
of beauty and compare
them to the ones you
created in groups.
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5. Reflect on the following quotes in groups and then share
with the rest of the class
“Beauty is being
the best posible
version of yourself
inside out.”
“Beauty is about
being comfortable
in your own skin.
It’s about
accepting who you
are.”
“Inner beauty is
for fat people.”
.
“I'm tired of all the
nonsense about
beauty being only
skin-deep. That's
deep enough. What
do you want -- an
adorable pancreas?”
“There is certainly
no absolute
standard of beauty.
That precisely is
what makes its
pursuit so
interesting.”
“No object is so
beautiful that,
under certain
conditions, it will
not look ugly.”
“Everything has
beauty, but not
everyone sees it.”
“Beauty is power;
a smile is its
sword.”
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6. Look at the following pictures, who do you feel
most attracted to? Explain why
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7. Watch the following video in which Michio Kaku explains
why we feel attracted to certain people. Take down notes.
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8. Read the article “Constructed Beauty
and our Obsession with image” by
Anna Hosain and discuss in groups.
Choose 10 vocabulary items that can
summarize the main idea in the text.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-hosain/constructed-beauty-and-ou_b_4809399.html
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9. Now watch the TED talk by Cameron Russell
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10. Answer the questions on the video:
How long has she been a model?
Why does she change her outfit at the beginning of the talk?
What does she say about image?
How was her first modelling experience?
What are the questions people always ask her? What are some of her answers?
What does she say about her pictures?
What is it like to be a model according to Cameron?
Why is she insecure?
What is her final conclusion?
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11. Beauty is in the
eye of the
beholder …
…or in the skills of the photoshop artist.
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12. • The 23 Worst Photoshop Fails Of 2013
• The Most WTF Celebrity Photoshop Fails Of All Time
• This Is What Mariah Carey Looks Like Before And After Photoshop
• 12 Fotos de famosas antes y después del Photoshop
• 28 Before And Afters That Show The Transformative Power Of Makeup
• This Is What Celebrities Actually Look Like Without Makeup
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/makeup-before-and-afters
http://www.buzzfeed.com/elliewoodward/this-is-what-celebrities-actually-look-like-without-makeup
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/makeup-before-and-afters
http://www.buzzfeed.com/elliewoodward/these-gifs-show-mariah-carey-before-and-after-photoshop-and
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicalima/fotos-de-famosos-antes-y-despues-del-photoshop
http://www.buzzfeed.com/elliewoodward/the-most-wtf-celebrity-photoshop-fails-of-all-time
Go to the BuzzFeed website and take a look at the following posts:
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13. In group write a list of pros and cons of wearing make-up and
using Photoshop (and even Instagram filters) to alter pictures.
• Do we need them?
• Why do we use them?
• Are they becoming an addiction?
• If these aids are used to construct unreachable, unreal beauty
standards, why do we try to conform to them?
Make-up, Filters and Photoshop
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14. Read the article “Bodies aren’t ugly, bullying is”
What is the Project about? Go to Facebook and take a look at the photo album.
What do you think of the people in the pictures?
How do you feel about the Google autocomplete searches?
What is behind all this hatred towards fat people? How can this situation change?
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.440596846040673.1073741825.163269230440104&type=3 Prof. Lucrecia Dari
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/10/the-militant-baker-bodies-arent-ugly-bullying-is_n_4413252.html

15. Discuss Baker’s reflection upon the issue:
“As long as we continue to demonize and degrade
one body type, we will never reach true body
acceptance as a society. And until we reach true body
acceptance as a society, we will continue to see low
self-esteem, depression, eating disorders, sabotaged
relationships, employment inequality, sky high
suicide rates, and all sorts of other social infirmities.
No more please. No more.”
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16. Create your own poster
Ask a partner to take a picture of you
and try to generate your own
autocomplete search. You can try
googling other terms related to body
stereotypes. If you want, you can share
the results with the group.
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17. BODY-
SHAMING
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18. Google the term “body-shaming”
Find the definition, provide examples
and pictures to clarify its meaning.
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19. http://nobodyshame.com/
Find about the campaign and then create your own. Think of a
name, a slogan, a purpose and a strategy /gudeline /instruction
/Project, etc. . Then write a blog entry with a brief description
of the campaign.
Now visit the website
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20. To integrate everything we have dealt with, write a
piece dealing with the topics that have been
discussed. You can explore different conceptions of
beauty; you can give your HONEST opinion on
attractiveness; you can talk about your self-image,
what has shaped it and how to improve it; you can
narrate a story of a body-shaming experience…
the sky is the limit.
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21. Listen to “Beautiful Body” bt Natalie Patterson… Just listen to it, and enjoy it
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