{"id":115,"date":"2025-03-13T20:07:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blocks-teachertext\/chapter\/halloween-costumes-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T20:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:59:17","slug":"halloween-costumes-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/blocks-teachertext\/chapter\/halloween-costumes-2\/","title":{"raw":"Hallowe'en Costumes","rendered":"Hallowe&#8217;en Costumes"},"content":{"raw":"Ask students to describe Hallowe\u2019en costumes they have worn in the past, or ones they plan to wear this year.\r\n\r\nNow ask: \u201cWhat can a Hallowe\u2019en costume say?\u201d\r\n\r\nStudents will likely be unsure how to answer or skeptical that a costume can \u201csay\u201d anything. Point out that costumes are a kind of media, that were constructed by people who made choices while making them. Those choices send messages like what\u2019s good or bad, what\u2019s important or unimportant, and who is included or left out.\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Now ask students:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHow do they decide what costumes to wear? What do they think about? Who helps them decide?\r\n\r\nDo they mostly wear home-made or store-bought costumes? Where do they (or their parents) buy store-bought costumes?\r\n\r\nHow do they think the people who make store-bought costumes decide which costumes to make? How often do they make costumes based on other media? How often do they make characters based on other things kids like such as fairy tales, animals, et cetera?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNow show students the Image Slider in the student chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/buildingblocks\/chapter\/halloween-costumes\/\">Hallowe'en Costumes <\/a>or have students access it.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Show the first image and ask if they recognize the character and where it\u2019s fr<\/span><\/span>om. If nobody does, tell them this is \u201cMeowscles,\u201d a character from the video game <em>Fortnite<\/em>.\r\n\r\nPoint out that <em>Fortnite<\/em> is rated \u201cT,\u201d which means only kids 13 and over should play it.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Does offering this costume in kids\u2019 sizes suggest that it\u2019s okay for younger kids to play <em>Fortnite<\/em>? Why or why not?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Show the next two images and ask:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat do you notice about these costumes?\r\n\r\nHow are the costumes different?\r\n\r\nWhy do you think the \u201cCamo Trooper\u201d costume only offered to boys, and the \u201cPop Singer\u201d only offered to girls?\r\n\r\nWhat does that say about what boys and girls like, or are expected to like?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<em>Older students only: <\/em>Write the word [pb_glossary id=\"206\"]stereotype [\/pb_glossary] on the board and ask students if they know what it means. Make sure they understand that a stereotype is an image or picture of a kind of person that makes it seem like they are all the same: all girls wear pink, all boys want to be tough, and so on.\r\n\r\nShow the final image and ask students if they know what a \u201cninja\u201d is. Make sure they understand that ninjas do not just come from media: they were a kind of spy and soldier during the \u201cwarring states\u201d period in Japan (roughly the 15th to 17th centuries CE) that later became very popular in Japanese media such as kabuki theatre.\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Ask students:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nHow might a person who is Japanese feel about someone who is not Japanese wearing a ninja costume? Why?\r\n\r\nHave students consider the phrase \u201cMy culture is not a costume.\u201d Remind them that while your culture is a big part of who you are, a costume is something you can buy, put on and take off again. Do those sound the same?\r\n\r\nCan students think of something from their culture or history that they would not want other people to wear as a costume?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n(Note: Students do not have to come to a definite answer to any of these questions; it is enough that they become aware of them. If you have students who are Indigenous or are members or racially or culturally diverse groups, do not call on them specifically during this discussion, but let them choose whether or not to contribute to each question.)\r\n\r\nAsk students if they have ever done a similar exercise, in class or elsewhere. If so, ask them to reflect on what has changed since the last time they did.","rendered":"<p>Ask students to describe Hallowe\u2019en costumes they have worn in the past, or ones they plan to wear this year.<\/p>\n<p>Now ask: \u201cWhat can a Hallowe\u2019en costume say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Students will likely be unsure how to answer or skeptical that a costume can \u201csay\u201d anything. Point out that costumes are a kind of media, that were constructed by people who made choices while making them. Those choices send messages like what\u2019s good or bad, what\u2019s important or unimportant, and who is included or left out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Now ask students:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How do they decide what costumes to wear? What do they think about? Who helps them decide?<\/p>\n<p>Do they mostly wear home-made or store-bought costumes? Where do they (or their parents) buy store-bought costumes?<\/p>\n<p>How do they think the people who make store-bought costumes decide which costumes to make? How often do they make costumes based on other media? How often do they make characters based on other things kids like such as fairy tales, animals, et cetera?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now show students the Image Slider in the student chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/buildingblocks\/chapter\/halloween-costumes\/\">Hallowe&#8217;en Costumes <\/a>or have students access it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Show the first image and ask if they recognize the character and where it\u2019s fr<\/span><\/span>om. If nobody does, tell them this is \u201cMeowscles,\u201d a character from the video game <em>Fortnite<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Point out that <em>Fortnite<\/em> is rated \u201cT,\u201d which means only kids 13 and over should play it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does offering this costume in kids\u2019 sizes suggest that it\u2019s okay for younger kids to play <em>Fortnite<\/em>? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Show the next two images and ask:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What do you notice about these costumes?<\/p>\n<p>How are the costumes different?<\/p>\n<p>Why do you think the \u201cCamo Trooper\u201d costume only offered to boys, and the \u201cPop Singer\u201d only offered to girls?<\/p>\n<p>What does that say about what boys and girls like, or are expected to like?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Older students only: <\/em>Write the word <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_115_206\">stereotype <\/a> on the board and ask students if they know what it means. Make sure they understand that a stereotype is an image or picture of a kind of person that makes it seem like they are all the same: all girls wear pink, all boys want to be tough, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Show the final image and ask students if they know what a \u201cninja\u201d is. Make sure they understand that ninjas do not just come from media: they were a kind of spy and soldier during the \u201cwarring states\u201d period in Japan (roughly the 15th to 17th centuries CE) that later became very popular in Japanese media such as kabuki theatre.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Ask students:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>How might a person who is Japanese feel about someone who is not Japanese wearing a ninja costume? 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