TeachOne for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
In what ways can students use listening and visual imagery to communicate respect for differences? What new community forms when students find similarities with diverse others?
Listen with heART to the Voices of Our Community: In this unit, three lessons stand alone to involve students of different grade levels in visual literacy techniques and generous listening. Our differences offer opportunities for kind and respectful dialogue. We explore and use the language of art and design to communicate respect for others in community.
Students use visual literacy skills to talk about an artistic image. They listen respectfully to the different opinions and perspectives of their classmates. The students identify a need at their school and create a simple image that tells others to think differently or take action to improve something at school.
Students use visual literacy skills to analyze the components and message of an image. They listen carefully and seek to understand the different opinions and perspectives of their classmates. The students identify issues that are meaningful to them and create a simple image and text to communicate a message that causes others to think.
Students use visual literacy skills to analyze the components and message of an image. The students identify issues that are meaningful to them and create a simple image/message and then design a social media campaign to advocate for their issue. This lesson plan includes some optional elements.