Curated OER
Seeing the Image in Imagery: A Lesson Plan Using Film
In our increasingly visual society, it is often difficult for some readers to create a mental picture of a picture created only with words. An image-rich text like F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby can therefore, present a real...
Curated OER
Identity of Women in Portraiture
Students look at portraits to learn history. Making connections is done with the identification of details found in the portraits. The gallery depicts the historical times of the Revolutionary War in Colonial America.
Curated OER
Plan an Advertising Campaign to Attract New Citizens
Students examine how to use visual media as a creative way of thinking about and responding to immigration issues. They conduct Internet research, and design and create a poster or brochure to attract new immigrant to Indiana.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: 5 Core Concepts of Media Literacy
In this lesson, students will engage in multiple parts of a lesson that guide students to uncover many levels of meaning in media messages. Discussion questions and a slideshow presentation are parts of the lesson that address the...
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Collage [Pdf]
In this lesson, students look at how non-human images can be used in a self-portrait to portray aspects of a personality.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Random House Kids
This comprehensive publisher site links to interesting activities, author biographies, synopsis of books, and links to other sites. Games, recommended reading levels, and writing activities provided for students. Teachers resources are...
Cyberbee
Cyberbee: Photo Analysis Guide
This site is a guide to help students analyze visual media. Further research questions included.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Designing Effective Poster Presentations
Contains plans for six or seven lessons that teach young scholars to create and present effective poster presentations. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Compare Narrative and Informational Texts: Practice 1
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you are going to analyze differences in texts that use visual techniques to present narrative and informational content. You will also look at how information...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Make a House
Make a House is an activity for early elementary age children. Students learn and practice valuable mouse manipulation techniques while clicking and dragging. Students will also exercise visual spatial skills while positioning the...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Text and Art
Students will examine the work of artist Barbara Kruger and consider how visual media, such as in print and advertising, can be constructed to influence viewers' perceptions and behaviors. Students will create their own works of art...