The Hunger Games: Unit Plan Schedule

Week

Lesson
Title

Details
Part 01:
Students will engage in a discussion about what beauty is and
how people change their body size, body shape, and physical
appearances to meet these standards through cosmetic
surgery or makeup.

Media Presentation on Beauty Standards
Students will research the different types of beauty standards in
various time period. Students will then create a media
presentation on their findings.

What is
Beauty
Activity

Part 02:
Students will finish their media presentations on beauty
standards, and the present their projects half way through the
class.

Takeaway Assignment: Beauty Photo Assignment
Students will take a photograph of one thing that is beautiful to
them and write a short reflection piece on it.
Key Outcomes (POS)
Health: W - 9.4
- Analyze and develop strategies to reduce
the effects of stereotyping on body image;
e.g. health risks of altering natural body
size/shape to meet media ideal.

Evidence
(Assessment)

Reflective
paper (take
home
assignment)
can be used
Art:
for formative
- Transformation through time: Students will assessment
identify thematic and stylistic variations of and summative
works as characteristics of certain artistic assessment
periods.
- Concept A: A particular concept of beauty
can be discerned in works of a specific
historic period.