Body | This activity has students reading about a type of self-care/beauty routine and identifying the key details they need to know about it in case they want to try it.
Learning objectives:
- Students will be able to identify the key details they need to know about a type of self-care/beauty routine.
Modes: Interpretive Reading
Materials needed: Handout, Answer key
Procedure:
- Introduce topic of self-care/beauty routines. Pass out the handout to students and set the stage: all students will pretend they are a man who just moved to Portland. They want to try growing a beard because it seems popular in Oregon. However, they don’t know how to take care of beard; last time they tried it didn’t look good. So, they begin to do research on growing and taking care of a beard.
- Have students read the article “The User’s Guide to Healthy Portland Beards”
- As students read they should fill out the chart on the handout identifying the necessary grooming steps, frequency and tools/materials needed.
- Have students discuss with a partner their findings, then check their answers with the answer key.
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