In today’s task, we are going to look at how the perspective of an image/video or a photographer can influence the message that the image sends to us as consumers. We are going to look at multiple images and videos and use them to evaluate claims about an event. 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7

Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.8

Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.9

Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Anchor Photo (Whole Class analysis): Inauguration Photo

Image 1: Crowd Size Photo

Image 2: Crowd Size Photo

Video 1: Sean Spicer's Speech on the Inauguration

Video 2: Comparing Inauguration Crowd Sizes Video

To start this activity, we are going to look at a photo and see what information we can discover. 

As a class, we will answer the following questions:

 

Now that we have figured out what the photographer wanted us to understand, let’s see if we can write a caption for the photo when it appears in the newspaper. We want to make sure that it sounds like a newspaper caption and that it describes the image. 

Now let’s take a look at some photos/videos in small groups and see what additional information these texts will tell us about the same event. Answer the questions above about your image/video and develop a caption. Your group will be responsible for presenting your image/video and caption to the class. 

Based on all of the information that we now have from the images and videos, what do you think of the following tweet/clip? Cite evidence from the images and videos. 

Media Literacy Task Rubric | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1
Anchor Photo Questions | 
4- Students provided complete answers with evidence from the image. | 
3- Students provided complete answers with some evidence from the image.  | 2- Students provided complete answers with no evidence from the image. | 
1- Students did not provide complete answers. 

Image/Video Captions | 
4- Students provided a caption that fully describes their specific image or video. The caption is well-thought out and reads like a newspaper caption. | 
3- Students provided a caption that mostly describes their specific image or video. The caption is well-thought out and reads like a newspaper caption.  | 
2- Students provided a caption that partially describes their specific image or video. The caption lacks focus or does not read like a newspaper caption. | 
1- Students provided a caption that does not describe their particular image or video. The caption is unfocused and does not read like a newspaper caption.

Exit Ticket | 
4- Student answered the question and cited evidence from multiple texts. | 
3- Student answered the question and cited evidence from at least one text. | 
2- Student answered the question and did not cite text evidence.  | 
1- Student did not answer the question or cite textual evidence. 
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