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, 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.

Faith Rogow