1. L.O-To explore what body image is and means.
PSHE-Unit 3-Body Image
L.O-To explore what body image is and means.

2. Christina Aguilera-Ugly
What is this song all about?

3. In pairs come up with a sentence to explain body image.
Write this sentence on the white board.
Ideas for sentence starters
Body image is....
Body image means...

4. Body image is the way you think and feel about your body.
In groups of four think about words to associate with positive and negative body image.
Positive body image Negative body image

5. Having a positive body image means you are happy with the way your body looks. Have a negative body image means you are unhappy with the way your body looks-you feel unattractive or ugly.
Often the negative image does not match the reality.

6. Body image and the media.
This model may spend all of his days at the gym.
He may take steroids to bulk up.
He may live off a diet of protein shakes.
He could be air brushed to make himself look better.
In reality only a small number of people can attain the bodies they see in magazines and on TV, and even then it is often with the help of cosmetic surgery.
Do you think there is a pressure on young people to look a certain way?

7. Including the media (what types of media. What images
Including the media (what types of media? What images?) what else effects body image and the way young people view themselves?
In groups of four mind map ideas.

8. Plenary-what do you think about body image?
Everyone must offer their opinion before we end the lesson.