Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-10
Grades 11-12

Comparing Written and Visual Poetry Lesson Details

Lesson Details

OBJECTIVES

In this lesson, students will:

  • Write poems
  • Learn about Mexico's National Pyrotechnic Festival
  • Compare and contrast the effects of different media forms describing the same event

GRADE LEVELS: 9-10

SUBJECT AREAS
English/Language Arts, Media Literacy, Global Studies

MATERIALS

  • Handout of the description of the National Pyrotechnic Festival or online access so students can read it in class
  • Film clips and equipment to screen them in class

ESTIMATED TIME NEEDED
45 minutes plus homework

Sources

About the author:

Faith Rogow

Faith Rogow

Faith Rogow, Ph.D., is the co-author of The Teacher's Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World (Corwin, 2012) and past president of the National Association for Media Literacy Education. She has written discussion guides and lesson plans for more than 250 independent films.