1. Topic-
What is beautiful? An image study.
 
2. Content-
In this lesson, students will start to understand how the brain interprets beauty and what leads to that way of thinking. Students will need to understand the words: beauty, bias, media, natural-selection.
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1.Students will describe images; decide which person is beautiful or not and why.
2.Students will understand media's role in shaping a person's thinking about beauty.
3.Students will look at entire picture, not just focus on one part of person.
 
4. Objectives-
1.Students will look at the group of numbered pictures and decided if model is beautiful or not beautiful.
2. Students will be able to explain the reason why beautiful or not beautiful was selected by keeping notes on a graphic organizer on each numbered photograph.
3.Students will find one positive thing in each photograph at the end of the lesson and record it on the graphic organizer.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
A series of photographs of "models" some with conventional beauty and some with unique qualities or surroundings that are obvious. Such as scars, missing limbs, burns, tattoos, smoking,etc.
Graphic Organizer for record keeping.
Showing the photoshop
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

1.Tell students they are going to look at a series of pictures of models.
2.Tell students they are not to talk or share ideas with the group during the initial viewing of pictures.
3.Students will mark each picture 1-10 as either beautiful or not beautiful with an explanation of why.
 

B. Development-

1.Group will discuss each picture and see how much each person was in agreement.
2.Students will learn about the golden ratio.
3.Students will learn about the role of the media and culture in one's definition of beauty.
 

C. Practice-

1. Students will now see a new image and as a group, will determine if the model is beautiful or not. Each person will be allowed to give her own explanation as to what she thinks.
2. Notes will be taken for all to see on a white board.
3.All answers are accepted and no one is to feel bad for their opinion.
 

D. Independent Practice-

1. Each student will look again at each photograph.
2.Each student will find one thing in each photograph that makes the model beautiful.
3.Notes will be taken independently on each photograph.
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

1.Instead of writing on a graphic organizer, a student can put post-it notes on the location of the photograph where beauty is found.
2.Student can orally give opinions one-on-one with teacher instead of writing down observations on a graphic organizer.
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F. Checking for understanding-

1.Go over each photograph to each student to share what was found to be beautiful in each picture.
2.Have each student pick one photograph where their thinking from the first round of observations changed dramatically from the last observation of photographs.
3.Have students pick favorite photograph and orally explain why it has become their favorite.
 

G. Closure-

1. Allow students time to reflect on how they are feeling and how their thinking has changed during the lesson.
2.Allow for final discussions on all pictures.
 
7. Evaluation-
1. Anecdotal notes will be taken by teacher during entire lesson to see how students' thinking and behavior changed throughout the lesson.
2.Collect graphic organizers to review students' ability to express views about beauty in writing.
 
8. Teacher Reflection-
After lesson and reviewing all graphic organizer, the teacher will reflect on how the lesson went and what follow up mini-lessons may be necessary or valuable before moving on to lesson 2. Also, the teacher will make notes about possible for changes in this lesson for next time.
 

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