At a Glance:
| Grades: | 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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| Subject: | ELA (English Language Arts); SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) |
| Topic: | Healthy Relationships |
| Lesson Length: | 45 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
In this lesson, students will familiarize themselves with examples of gaslighting, and think about how it makes people feel or what they might do about it in real-life scenarios.
What should students know before this activity?
It is helpful for students to be familiar with the term gaslighting.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
- Ask students to explain what is meant by gaslighting.
- Show the poster from the film, Gaslight, and explain that the term gaslighting originated with the 1938 British play, Gas Light, which was later produced as the 1944 film Gaslight.
What will students do?
- Have students create a three-panel comic describing a moment when they were inappropriately pressured to feel unable to trust themselves.
- How or when did you realize what was really going on?
- How did the perpetrator benefit from your confusion?
- What important lessons did you learn from your experience?
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Ask students to share things they might do if they feel someone is gaslighting them.
- Have students share their comic with a peer, or showcase finished comics in a Gallery Walk.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Provide a list of phrases someone who is gaslighting might say.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
Related Resources:
- Comic to print or display: Comic.
- Video: Seven Phrases People Who Gaslight Say.
- Poster: Gaslight
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