PARASOCIALIZE

FOR TEACHERS · AUS + REMOTE · BY A WORKING TEACHER

Teach parasocial literacy in 3 lessons.

Cloned from Field Guide 7 Laws + Case Files. 3×50-min plans, printable worksheet, discussion prompts, rubric. $49 site license (whole school, forever). Free Lesson 1 below — pay for 2+3 + assessment.

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LESSON 1 · FREE · 50 MIN · BINDING IS PUBLIC

From Kempe's white clothes to headers & bracelets

Starter (10): show 3 stan headers vs Kempe description. Main (25): code 5 bindings in your own feed. Plenary (15): which binding would you drop?

LESSON 2 · PACK · CLERKS BEAT ALGORITHMS

Blockbuster vs For You Page

Compare human recommendation (memory + care) vs collaborative filtering. Homework: interview someone over 35 about video-store memory.

LESSON 3 · PACK · WHO OWNS THE DREAM?

Company Dreamer → streaming farms

End-dream economics = stan labor. Debate: should streaming parties count as work? Rubric incl.

Printable worksheet (sample)

1. List your 3 strongest one-sided ties (person/character/AI):
___ / ___ / ___
2. Lens each (idol/character/creator/companion/brand/universe).
3. Intensity 1-10 + one evidence line.
4. Audit: keep / mute / meet-a-human-instead.

PRINT: Ctrl+P → hand out. Full 6-page worksheet + rubric in $49 pack.

ALIGNS: media literacy / ethical online behaviour / English (memoir + metaphor). Remote PD 30-min incl. with license.