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The book I am basing my lesson plan on is:             Happy in Our  Skin by: Fran Manushkin

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The book I am basing my lesson plan on is:             Happy in Our  Skin by: Fran Manushkin

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I would start off the lesson with letting my students watch this video called the "Doll Test"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkpUyB2xgTM
This is a video about children being conditioned to think that the babies with the lighter skin are prettier and nicer.

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After we watch the video, I will ask my students to share out loud to the class what they thought about the video. I feel that this will give me an overview as to how my student think about the skin difference and this will make the topic much easier to approach in conversation later on if they are confronted with it.

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After the group discussion, I will give them a hand out that has an outline of person and I will ask them to draw themselves as close as they can and make sure to make the skin color as close as they can to themselves.

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After they are finished with the drawing, I will ask them to turn the paper around and put their name at the top. Once this is done I will have them switch papers with someone in the classroom. Once they all switch papers, I will ask them to write on the back of that person's paper a compliment about the other. There will be couple of rounds of switching papers so everyone has had a chance to write on multiple student's papers.

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On another handout I will ask my students to write about a time that they did not feel beautiful or handsome in their own skin and why.

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Once the class is done sharing their stories, I will now ask them to read the compliments that are were left on the back of their drawings. This will hopefully left their spirits and have them feel better about themselves.

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I will then tell the students about how they should never let anyone tell them that they are lesser because of their skin color and that if they see someone being bullied because of their skin color I will ask them to step up and make that person feel better. Hopefully this will teach my students how to love themselves and each other.

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When they are done writing I will ask if anyone would like to share their stories and hopefully this will open up another discussion to show their peers how their friends are thinking about themselves and this will hopefully bring the class closer together as a group and show them that they are not alone.