A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Students view historically significant, world famous photographs. They discuss what comprises a good news photograph and obtain hands-on experience in taking 35-mm and digital photos.
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The Final Word
Although this lesson is based on “Final Word,” Craig Wilson’s USA Today column, the strategies could be adapted to any local columnist. After reading three articles independently, groups share observations about content and style used by...
9th - 12th English Language Arts CCSS: Adaptable
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Have your class explore the effects of war by reading Eleanor Coerr's story, "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes." This is a story about a sixth grader who lives in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb is dropped. Learners answer questions,...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Lesson Plan: Telling History Through Art
Students view and discuss paintings that depict the lives of slaves by Johnnie Mae Maberry-Gilbert. They analyze the text that Maberry-Gilbert chose as her inspiration for each work, writing an essay on the effectiveness of the artwork.
9th - Higher Ed Social Studies & History
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Learners create a poster in which they use images from the Library of Congress Web site to show how images impact society's perception of events. In this pictures as primary sources lesson, students work in pairs to search for images...
9th - 11th Visual & Performing Arts
Animation Basics: The Option Illusion of Motion
From creating simple flip books to watching Saturday morning cartoons, we have all experienced the magic of animation. But how is it that a series of still images can be brought to life? It all has to do with the speed at which our brain...
5 mins 7th - 12th Social Studies & History CCSS: Adaptable