5+Stage+3

=** Stage 3 – Learning Plan ** =

** Create 2 avatars - One avatar as your idealized self - One avatar closer to your real self **
 Description: Students will create an avatar how they think they would like to look. Then they will discuss:  Resources: [] []
 * How are you and your avatar alike?
 * How do you differ?
 * Why did you make those choices?
 * What influenced your thinking?

** Manipulate an image in iPhoto, Photoshop or other image editing tool **
 Description: Student will learn the basics of photo editing and some of the tools used to create effects. Resources: [] [] []

** Understand how images are manipulated: **
 Description: The class will review the images in the websites below and discuss if and how the images were manipulated/edited. Resources: Girl in a Magazine- [] Woman-[] Man- [] Eye- [] Shoe- [] Skin- [] Hands, etc- []

** Understand the how it effects our perception and reality **
 Description: Students will read the request to edit the image and view the original image and the edited image. They will discuss both sides of why this might be a good thing or a bad thing to do. They will record their responses on paper or online. If resources permit the question would be posted online perhaps in a blog format so that student could voice their opinion and other students could respond. Resources: Request [] Original picture [] Retouched Picture []

** Create a podcast on what they learned in this unit **
Please see lesson plan below <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">

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