LESSON PLAN

Unit/lesson title Year 10- Related text- Coming of

Lesson duration:
60
Stage
age
minutes
Year 10
Specific teaching target: Focus area/s- Related texts and visual literacy-practice for exam
Rationale
This lesson aims to give students the language and the skills
to sufficiently address the exam content related to visual
literacy.
Syllabus Outcomes
EN5-2A effectively uses and critically assesses a wide range
of processes, skills, strategies and knowledge for responding
to and composing a wide range of texts in different media
and technologies

Prior knowledge
Focus text and use of ALARM matrixes
Syllabus content description
evaluate the ways film, websites and
other multimedia texts use technology for
different purposes, audiences and contexts to convey
ideas and points of view

EN5-6C investigates the relationships between and among

texts
Tim
e

5m

15

Class/group

Content/learning experiences

explore and appreciate the similarities and differences

between and among more demanding texts
Teaching
strategies

Introduction
This lesson aims to equip students with the skills necessary
to complete visual literacy component of the exam.
Explani to students they will be practicing visual literacy this
lesson by analysing some images with the newly acquired
metalanguage.

Students
understand their
objective and have
a clear goal

Body
List and define on the board several visual literacy
techniques.
This include student suggestions and must include the
following
- Colour

Students work from

a bottom up
approach,
understanding the
defenitions in

Class
organisati
on

Assessment
techniques

Whole class

Whole class

Ensure students
understand defitions
adequately before

Composition
Contrast
Angle/perspective
Salient features
Vectors
Expression

isolation then
adding to
understanding with
worked examples.

progressing as some
words may be
difficult

Define these features on the board and clarify definitions as

students create a small glossary of terms in their book for
later reference.
AnalysisTake students through the first image as a whole class.
Display on projector or use print outs.
Identify three features and justify their purpose in the image
and what effect this has on the meaning.
Image 1:
10
m

http://aotwpd.s3.amazonaws.com/moms-demand-action-for-gun-sensein-america-kinder-egg.jpg

Students have
analysis modelled
and actively
contribute to this
process

Whole class
Listen to
suggestions,
confidence and
participation for
understanding.
Address
misconceptions.

Example analysis: Discuss how the muted colours create a

sombre atmosphere and tell the audience this is a serious
and negative ad. The composition of the image, how the two
children are centred in a classroom and the potency of that
message in the context of America. The salience of the gun
and its size contrast with the kinder egg, making the egg
seem even more harmless.
Image 2:

25
m

5m

Students practice
the skills learnt
independently and
learn from other
students through
sharing of work.

https://marketeronduty.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/nonsmoking-campaign.jpg
Students write independent analysis and jusitifcations and
share these with the group. In addition students summarise
the overall message of the piece using their justifications
ConclusionAssess students confidence in identifying features and their
purpose in images. Add this response to the strength of
independent responses from the second image and address

This lesson will be

used as a formative
exercise

Independe
nt work

Summative- Quality
of response to work.
Formative- base
future lessons off
achievement of this
lesson.

weaknesses in future lessons.