Ed+Rabel+Photo-Poster+Lesson+Plan


 * __ Lesson: Analyzing Poster & Photographs __**

**__ Standards: __**
 * Pennsylvania **** State **** Standards 8.1 & 8.4 **

**__ Curriculum Integration: __**
 * History and Art **

**__ Objectives: __**
 * The students will individually use the NARA worksheet to analyze the two posters. **
 * The students will compare and contrast two photographs of fighter planes in a small group. **
 * The students will find two pictures in magazines or online that are similar but differs in their makeup. Ex: 1957 Chevy to a 2009 Chevy. **

**__ Materials: __** ** NARA **** worksheets ** ** Poster ** : []
 * The two posters listed below. **
 * The two photographs listed below. **
 * Venn Diagram worksheets **
 * Poster ** : []

** Photo ** : [] Procedure: __** ** The students will each have a copy of the two posters. Using the NARA worksheet they are to ** observe each poster and fill out the worksheet. They are to look for details such as people, objects, and activities. After they complete the worksheets we will have a class discussion on what everyone came up with. The class discussion will open new observations that other students didn’t see. We will also discuss the purpose behind the posters during World War II. The students will gather in a small group and find similarities and differences in the two airplane photographs. They will use the Venn diagram to complete the activity. This activity incorporates something used long ago and something used today. This helps show the students the evolution of how something changes over time. We will then have each group present their findings to the class.
 * Photo ** : []
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 * __ Assessment: __**
 * To assess the students ** they will individually use magazines or the internet to find two photographs that are different in era but the same in appearance. ** Ex: 1957 Chevy to a 2009 Chevy. They will use the Venn Diagram to complete the assessment. ** These activities promote critical thinking skills by using compare and contrast, individual and group thinking skills, and class discussion.

Ed,

I really liked the connection of the war bonds poster with the photos of the fighter jets. I teach 9th grade Civics and students at that age have trouble making a connection with tax dollars and what the government provides. Most students at that age do not want to pay taxes, but expect the government to provide everything. I think your lesson could really open up deep discussions about what students expect the government to provide and how much they are wiling to spend to have the government provide it.

Rob