Grade 7
Healthy Living
Body Image
SCO 7.2: demonstrate an understanding of the aesthetic and ability
factors that can influence one’s body image
.
Body Image
Body image refers to:
-How you view your physical self
-How you feel about how you look
-How you feel others view your
physical appearance
-A person’s feelings about the
sexual attractiveness of his/her
body
Body Image
The fact is, we all come in
different shapes and
sizes and we can’t all
look the same.
(Nor would we want that!)
Body Image
Throughout history it has been extremely difficult for people
to live up to the standards of society and what they believe
the ideal body is. There are many factors that lead to a
person’s body image, some of these include:
•family dynamics
•biological predispositions (e.g., depression and anxiety)
•cultural expectations (e.g., media and politics)
•peer pressure
People are constantly told and shown the cosmetic appeal of
weight loss and are warned about the risks of obesity; this is
something that can lead to a change in a person’s body
image.
Body Image
Video #1 - Picture Perfect (Female perspective)
Video #2 – Shredded (Male perspective)
Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty
Girls 20 Summit http://www.dove.ca/en/Tips-Topics-And-Tools/Videos/Girls-20-Summit.aspx
Amy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkFPN1WYi3E
Evolution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U
Onslaught
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epOg1nWJ4T8
If you Love Yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rSY7zpINa4
SuperBowl Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIe0FSvnycY
Artists’s against Bullying
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzfYL51e3HI
Body Image
Task #1
Write one power sentence each for Amy, Evolution, and
Onslaught and one power sentence for Artists against
Bullying that shows an understanding of the message(s)
in each video. (That’s 4 quality sentences.)
Self Esteem
Self Esteem
and
Body Image
Self Esteem: Self
esteem is your opinion
of yourself. High self
esteem is a good
opinion of yourself and
low self esteem is a bad
opinion of yourself.
How we see ourselves…
Watch the 6 minute video
titled Flawed from The
NFB website.
Task #2:
After watching the video,
make a one or two sentence
statement about what you
learned or what the message
of
the
video
was.
http://flawed.nfb.ca/#/flawed
Task #3
Participate in class discussion:
1. What makes a body healthy?
2. Do you have to be thin to be healthy? Explain.
3. How might wanting to look like the people we see on
television and in magazines be a negative thing?
Possible answers…
1. Balanced diet, exercise, lots of sleep, low stress in life etc.
2. Not all thin people are healthy. They might have eating
disorders that starve their bodies or they’re simply not getting
the nutrients their bodies need to perform properly.
Also, a thin person might be less healthy in terms of
cardiovascular (heart) and lung function.
3. People who desperately want to be thin may develop eating
disorders, exercise obsessively, or turn to smoking or drugs as a
way to control appetite. They may develop low self esteem and
become depressed if they can't change the way they look.
Task #4
As a class, discuss the following questions:
1.
Do you think that it is important to have cool clothes and accessories?
Circle one answer.
Very Important
Somewhat Important
Not Important
2.
Think carefully. Which of these groups has the most influence on what
you consider to be cool? Why?
•your friends
•kids you know who are a little older than you
•kids who are really popular
•celebrities / media
3.
Name the first five brand names that come to mind for stuff like
clothing, food, sports items and games. (Don't think about it, just write
down the first five brand names that come to mind!)
Task #5
Discuss what makes a person ‘cool’.
Brainstorm traits that define someone as cool:
Is “cool” more external or internal? Explain.
Is it external - the way they look, or the way they dress?
or
Is it internal - the way they act?
Think of your friends and what is really important. Write five
things that are important to you in a friend.
Why do you think our society puts so much emphasis on the
outward appearance?
Advertising and Body Image
Task #6: Advertising messages
Choose an advertisement (from a magazine) that uses body
image to sell and answer the following questions: (attach or
glue your ad on the back!)
1. What is this advertisement selling?
2. What are the physical traits/characteristics of the
person/people in the ad?
3. What are some of the sub messages presented about
society and the roles of men or women?
Body Image
Task #7
In a partnership, choose one of the
topics relating to Body Image from
the list below.
 Eating disorders
 Boy’s toys (Action figures, G.I. Joe, Superheroes, Wrestling
figures, Ken doll, etc.)
 Girl’s toys (Barbies, Polly Pockets, Bratz dolls, Princesses,
etc.)
 Music videos
 What is beauty?
 Girls and Boys magazines
 The Media
Actions/practices (Dieting, smoking, sun tanning, Teeth
Whiteners, Cosmetic surgery, Hair straightening, piercings,
tattoos, etc.
Cultural influences (African hair straightening, African nose
pinching, Asian foot binding, other cultures??, etc.)
Body Image
Once you have selected your topic, your mission is to
research and communicate the connection to body image.
You may be creative in how you present your findings…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYhNHhxN0A
Assessment
4
Outcome SCO 7.2: demonstrate an understanding of the
aesthetic and ability factors that can influence one’s body
image
Due:
3
2
1