High School Lesson Plans Identity/Diversity - Mazzoni Center

Identity/Diversity 

A B C Diversity 

Advocates for Youth 

High School Lesson Plans 

Students will understand the implications of stereotyped thinking by 

exploring their own experiences with prejudice and discrimination, then 

thinking about the impact of those experiences. 

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&tas 

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Addressing Discrimination 


Students will discuss how discrimination feels and begin identifying ways 

to combat it 



The Dangers of Discrimination 


Students will understand how it might feel to be a new immigrant after 

reading and discussing a poem 



Dealing with Discrimination 


Students will develop strategies for combating discrimination 


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Demographic Guessing Game 

Out for Equity 

In this lesson, students will attempt to guess things about a person by 

his/her appearance, and will learn that judgment about a person based 

on their appearance is most often speculative and untrue. 

http://outforequity.spps.org/downloads/Guessing%20Game.pdf 

Hunting for Diversity 


Students will explore their own communities and social networks to 

discover more about the diverse life experiences and identities of people 

that they know 



Identity/Expression Activity 

Safe Schools Coalition 

This exercise is used to help participants identify with the pain, 

frustrations, and consequences of hiding and denying one's identity 

http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/Identity_Expression_exercise.pdf 

Media Messages and Stereotypes 


Students will explore media messages about diverse groups of people 



The Playing Field 

Tools for Change 

This activity allows students to explore the concept of privilege, and 

what that might mean for individuals 

http://toolsforchange.org/resources/org-handouts/the-playing-field.pdf

Prejudice and Isms 

Learning From a Legacy of Hate 


Students will understand the underlying meaning behind prejudice and 

various “isms” associated with difference and will discuss ways in which 

to combat prejudice 

http://www.bsu.edu/learningfromhate/t_prejisms.htm

Sexual Orientation 


Child & Adolescent Sexual Development: Sexual Orientation and the 

Individual 

F.L.A.S.H. (Family Life And Sexual Health) 

Students define at least six relevant terms (sexual orientation, 

heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, gay, and lesbian) and distinguish 

among facts and common fallacies (myths/stereotypes) regarding 

homosexuality and bisexuality. 

http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/e 

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Child & Adolescent Sexual Development: Sexual Orientation and Society 

F.L.A.S.H. (Family Life and Sexual Health) 

Student gain an understanding of a different experiences among gay and 

lesbian students as well as define what it means to be an ally. 


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Introduction to Sexual Orientation 


Students will learn about issues facing LGBTQ people and to promote 

respect for all people, regardless of sexual orientation 



Q & A on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 


Students will have a chance to ask questions of, hear from, and 

empathize with LGBTQ people; students will move beyond stereotypes. 



Working Towards an Understanding 

Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention 


In this lesson, participants list responses to questions designed to help 

them evaluate messages about people who are lesbian or gay, consider 

the impact that being lesbian or gay has on the life of a person growing 

up in this society, and identify ways that a person who is lesbian or gay 

could find support. Students process the activity in small groups. 

www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.LearningActivitiesDeta 

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Gender, Identity and Expression 

Gender Roles and Relationships 



Students will examine how gender roles and expectations can affect 

relationships. 



Gender Advantages and Disadvantages 


Students will identify ways in which our culture expects people to 

embody masculine and feminine traits if they are boys or girls, and 

develop a better understanding of gender stereotyping 



Gender Variance 

Press for Change (UK Trans Equality Organization) 

This lesson focuses on teaching students about the diversity of human 

sex and gender. The website provides an in-depth lesson plan which 

teachers can use to format activities in the classroom. 

http://www.pfc.org.uk/files/Lesson_Plan-Gender_Variance.pdf (pdf 

Gender Lifelines 

ReCAPP (Resource for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention) 

Students learn definitions for sex, gender identity, and gender role, and 

draw their own individual “lifelines” from birth to present day. Activities 

allow for students to look at events that have impacted their gender 

roles. 

www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.LearningActivitiesDeta 

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Gender Talk: Exploring Media Messages About Gender Norms 

GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network 

Students will use media examples to decode messages they receive 

every day about how to be masculine and feminine 

http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/educator/library/record/1277.html 

Introduction to Gender Identity and Gender Expression 


Students will increase their understanding and awareness of gender, and 

their empathy for people who identify as transgender. 



LGBTQ History, Culture, Rights 

Bowers, Hardwick, and the Right to be Left Alone 

GLSEN the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network 


This lesson explores a Supreme Court case challenging laws prohibiting 

consensual sexual acts 

http://www.glsen.org/binary-data/GLSEN_ATTACHMENTS/file/10-1.pdf 

Constitutional Amendments and Gay Marriage 

PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer 

Through this lesson, the student will come to understand the history and 

process of amending the U.S. Constitution, particularly in light of the 

current issue facing the courts of legalizing gay marriage. 

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/history/gay 

marriage_amendments.html 

Editorial Cartoon: Gay Rights 

Teaching Tolerance 

Students explore the use of editorial cartoons, idioms, and puns to 

elaborate points of view on gay rights 

http://www.tolerance.org/activity/editorial-cartoons-gay-rights 

Exploring Homophobic Language 


Students will engage in individual reflection and group discussion, read 

historical and current events analyses, conduct research, and plan 

awareness-raising actions to deepen their understanding of anti-LGBT 

bias and its impact on individuals and communities. 


Famous LGBT People in History 


Students will play this matching game to increase their understanding of 

LGBT history and the impact of curricular invisibility 

http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/educator/library/record/1643.html

Hidden Homophobia Unit 



This collection of lessons is designed to help students understand the 

impact of homophobia and to identify it in various contexts 

http://www.tolerance.org/activity/hidden-homophobia-unit 

History Lesson 


This activity provides a fun and interactive way to increase students' 

understanding of LGBT history and raise awareness of LGBT people and 

their contributions in U.S. history. 

http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/library/record/2440.html 

History Match-up 


The website introduces students to a game in order for them to gain a 

greater understanding of LGBT history. It provides brief bios of historical 

figures who identified as LBGBT. 


LGBT History 

GSA for Safe Schools 

These lesson and packets provide timelines of LGBT history in Germany, 

the US, and Wisconsin 

http://www.gsaforsafeschools.org/lgbt_history.html

LGBT Rights: A Human Rights Perspective 

Human Rights Resource Center, University of Minnesota 


This curriculum provides teachers with nine lesson plans exploring LGBT 

rights in the larger context of human rights. Lessons include: 

Words really Matter: Examining Language at School 

Are Gay Rights “Special?” What Does the Universal Declaration of 

Human Rights say? 

What if Things were Different: Charting the Effects of Change 

Is It a Crime to be Gay? Debating Tolerance in a New Democracy 

What Must be Done to Achieve Equality? 

I Now Pronounce You: Same-Sex marriage Legislation 

Youth Dealing With Homophobia: Stories from Real Life 

Rights Abuses Around the World: What can We Do? 

Taking the Human Rights temperature at Your School 

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/edumat/hreduseries/TB3/toc.html 

Reducing Gender Stereotyping and Homophobia in Sports 


This lesson asks students to identify and discuss homophobia and gender 

stereotyping in athletics, and think about how to combat these attitudes 

and behavior at their own schools. 

http://www.tolerance.org/activity/reducing-gender-stereotyping-andhomophobia-sports 

Stonewall and Beyond: Gay and Lesbian Issues 

Thirteen Online: New York Public Media 

In this series of 5 lessons, students examine many aspects of the gay and 

lesbian rights movement from the Stonewall riots up through today. 

After taking an online bias test, students explore historical events, 

different perspectives and media representations of homosexuality. 

Students demonstrate their understanding through a talk show activity 

and by writing editorials about what they learned. 

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/stonewall/index.html

Safe Schools for LGBTQ Youth 

Hate Crimes in the Classroom 

Safe Schools Coalition 


This lesson asks students to explore a past hate crime in the Illinois 

school district and to analyze the response to it. Through the lesson, 

students should gain an understanding not only of what a hate crime is 

but what the response has been and what they feel is necessary to 

eliminate hate crimes from the classroom. 

http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/HateCrimeLessonPlan-May18-2007- 

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How to be a Super Activist/Ally 


This lesson will help students develop skills around being an Ally and to 

get involved in combating homophobia 



How Does Homophobia Hurt Us All? 


This lesson offers students the opportunity to explore various scenarios 

and determine how homophobia has had an impact on each of the 

characters 


True Life: I’m Coming Out Educator’s Guide 

MTV and GLSEN 

This series of lessons is designed to accompany the I’m Coming Out 

episode of MTV’s True Life. 

http://www.mtv.com/partners/cic/Coming_Out_LP.doc

What Can I Do to Create Safe Space? 



This lesson is designed to get students thinking about why they should 

care about homophobia, and what they can do to fight it 



Sexuality, Sexual Health 

The Circles of Human Sexuality 



This lesson will help participants develop and understand a broad 

definition of sexuality using a framework that organizes sexuality in five 

“circles” (sensuality, intimacy, sexual identity, sexual health and 

reproduction, and sexualization). 



Condom Hunt 


Students will identify places to get condoms and become more 

comfortable obtaining condoms 



Condom Lineup 


Students will learn how to correctly use a condom by putting the steps 

to condom use in the proper sequence 



Contraception, Individuals, and Society 

F.L.A.S.H. (Family Life And Sexual Health) curriculum for grades 11 and 12 

and college 

This lesson provides students with the opportunity to articulate opinions 

(his/her own as well as those of others) about ethical issues surrounding 

contraception and recognize that others (even others who are 

thoughtful, well-meaning individuals) may hold differing opinions. 

www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educators/~/m 

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Contraceptive Commercials 



Students will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of various 

methods of non-prescription contraception 



Contraceptive Methods 


In this lesson, students will be presented with factual information about 

preventing pregnancy, STDs, and HIV 



Fact or Fiction 


This lesson reinforces information and dispels common myths around 

sexuality and reproduction 



Facts About Emergency Contraception 


Students will learns about the existence, safety, and effectiveness of 

emergency contraception, and help them increase access to EC in their 

communities 



HIV/AIDS Informational video 

Brainpop.com 


Short informational movie about AIDS. Cartoon format and provides short 

quizzes that can be done as a class afterwards. 

Disclaimer: You do need to register as a brain pop user but it is quick 

and free. The trial lasts for 4 days (plenty of time to show the video and 

look at the exercises) and a longer membership is available with a fee. 

http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/aids/p 

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HIV/AIDS: Influence of Alcohol and Other Drugs 

Family Life and Sexual Health (F.L.A.S.H.) curriculum, Public Health – 

Seattle & King County 

This lesson helps students understand the physical and emotional effects 

of alcohol and other drugs on the body. Emphasis is placed on 

recognizing how drugs/alcohol can impair a person’s ability to make 

decisions, putting them at increased risk for HIV. 

www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/personal/famplan/educator 

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HIV/AIDS Password 


Students use a game show format to learn about terminology related to 

HIV/AIDS 



HIV/AIDS Q & A 


Students have an opportunity to ask any questions they want about 

HIV/AIDS 



HIV Transmission Game 



This lesson increases awareness of how quickly HIV and other STIs 

can be spread and how they can be stopped and illustrates effects 

of peer pressure 



If Someone Says 


This lesson is designed to increase students’ skills in correcting 

misinformation about HIV/AIDS 



Introduction to Sexuality 


Students will have the opportunity to identify messages they’ve received 

about sexuality from various persons and media 



Learning the Language of HIV/AIDS 


This lesson introduces the vocabulary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic 




Lifelong Sexuality 

F.L.A.S.H. (Family Life And Sexual Health) curriculum for grades 11 and 12 

and college 

This lesson examines multiple aspects of sexuality, including gender 

identity, sexual orientation, body image, behaviors, and more. 


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Myths and Facts About Sexual Risk 


This lesson will reinforce accurate information and dispel myths about 

sexual behaviors and the risk involved 



Myths and Stereotypes Regarding Persons Infected with HIV 

Positive Prevention Series: HIV/STD Prevention Education for America’s 

Youth 

This lesson is designed to help participants identify myths and 

stereotypes regarding persons with HIV/AIDS, describe the impact of 

HIV/AIDS on an individual and family, and express compassion for those 

with disabilities or illnesses. 

www.positiveprevention.com/pdf/LvlA-Nat-Lssn1.pdf 

Negotiating Sexual Risk Reduction 


This lesson will give students the opportunity to practice communicating 

comfortably and effectively about sexual risk reduction 



News of HIV and AIDS 



Students will evaluate sources of information on HIV/AIDS 



Rating Behaviors for HIV Risk 


Students will determine which behaviors put one at risk for HIV and 

which do not 



Reproduction 101 


This lesson will increase knowledge about male and female genitalia and 

reproductive systems 



Role Playing 


Student will practice communicating effectively about HIV/AIDS 



STD Basketball 


This lesson will provide information about STDs, how they are 

contracted, and how they affect health 



STD/HIV Handshake 



This lesson increases awareness of how quickly HIV and STDs can be 

spread 



Talking about Sexuality and Values 


This lesson provides an opportunity for parents and teens to explore 

values around sexuality. 


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Teaching Abstinence as Part of Comprehensive Sex Ed 


Students will define abstinence and identity skills to make sexual 

abstinence work 




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