This lesson aims to provide clarity by explaining what hate speech is and how it affects groups and communities. It also delves into the difference between hate speech and bullying behaviour and explains when hate speech becomes bullying behaviour and its effects. Finally, the lesson looks at how to deal with and respond to incidents of hate. Students should be equipped with the skills to notice when online activity equates to bullying and that this is something that needs to be noticed, responded to and reported. This will be achieved by providing key concept definitions and actively engaging students in activities.
Students should be enabled to:
- Understand the definition(s) of hate speech
- Reflect on and identify the difference between hate speech and bullying behaviour
- Understand how hate speech affects diverse minorities online
- Examine how to deal with and respond to online/offline hate speech
- Notice when hate speech turns into bullying behaviour and know how to safely report it