Karen Gage, Deep Run High School
This lesson is for : Grade 9,Grade 10,Grade 11,Grade 12:
Summary
Photography students engage in a “consultant client relationship” to provide motivational composite posters. Such posters consist of high quality photographs, keywords and quotations. In this real world scenario, the client is the school principal who seeks to enrich the school’s environment by tapping the creativity and design expertise of the photography students.
Working in small teams and with words from a list of motivational terms and values, students brainstorm ideas and designs for composite posters. The student teams work with curriculum departments to ensure that the values, quotations and images best represent specific departments and the school overall. The composite posters are created, printed and foam core mounted, and displayed throughout the school.
The composite posters project is a ‘win-win’ endeavor; students receive school-wide recognition for their creativity and efforts while the environment of the school is enhanced by the beauty of the artwork as well the emphasis on essential shared values.
TIPC Ratings
Research & Information Fluency
Rating: Not Observed – Explanation:
Communication & Collaboration
Rating: Approaching – Explanation: This lesson is rated as approaching because throughout this activity, students are communicating and collaborating both within their teams, with specific subject area teacher and with the teacher who represents the client. The teams brainstorm ideas together to address a real world task:serving the needs of a client.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Rating: Not observed – Explanation:
Creativity & Innovation
Rating: Ideal – Explanation: This lesson is rated as Ideal as student teams complete a class assignment that allows a great deal of choice and voice in how composite posters are designed and created. They exhibit high levels of creativity in both the brainstorming and designing process as they create multiple posters within their teams. The teams create novel and engaging composite posters as they seek to address and meet their client’s needs. Informally, they reflect on individual and team design processes as they create, discuss, evaluate and select the best posters to be submitted to the client.
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