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Aim: Make the students aware of the visual manipulation through media |
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Target group: School class, pupils between 12 and 16 years old |
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Time: 2h |
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Instructions: 1) Introduction 2) Puzzle (jigsaw) – Confrontation of two pictures of the same person: one with make-up/photo shopped, the other one without make up/not photoshopped. This confrontation will help pupils to understand the common use of visual manipulation of reality in media 3) Pictionary: in groups of 4, the students draw the picture of a profile. In the end of the activity, they compare the original with the edited results. Understanding that everyone has a different perception, distortion of reality through different media 4) Conclusion with a final discussion sitting in a circle where everyone shares their impressions, while multiplier B moderates the process |
| Schedule: 0 – 10 min: Introduction 10 – 40 min: Puzzle – photoshopped and not photoshopped pictures 40 – 85 min: Pictionary- understanding that everyone has different perceptions, distortion of reality through different media 85 – 100 min: Final discussion: sitting in a circle – everyone shares their impressions |
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| Multipliers: At least 2 |
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| Preparation: Photoshopped pictures, searching images |
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Equipment: Computer, Program Photoshop, paper, pencils, printed edited and non-edited pictures of celebrities |
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PRO – Flexible- Interactive- It can be upgraded by making a stop-motion version of putting the puzzles togetherCONTRA -If warm up is not effective there will be a problem understanding the aim |