NTFD_Lesson_Plan-Image_Analysis

NOT TOO FAR DISTANT LESSON GUIDE GRADES 7-12 Not Too Far Distant -Image Analysis Lesson Plan PROGRAM OVERVIEW Nebraska State LESSON STRUCTURE Education Standards Students examine images of the US Armed Forces SS 7.4.4 Lesson Introduction 42nd Division’s (“Rainbow Division”) journey 1) Take a poll. Ask students if they would rather read information SS 8.4.2 or look at an image or video to find information. Display this through Europe. Students use an analysis guide SS HS.4.1.b (US) SS HS.4.1.c (US) information to the class by making a chart or showing tally marks to dig deeper into the images to understand the SS HS.4.4.b (US) on the board. accomplishments of the Rainbow Division. (To be paired with the play Not Too Far Distant by 2) Discuss. Ask students why someone might prefer gathering Becky Boesen.) Lesson Details Time Requirement: information from an image. Recommended time: 3-5 minutes 30 minutes Grade Level: Procedure LESSON OBJECTIVE 7th - 12th grade 1) Practice analyzing an image: Students will analyze historical images by Materials: WWII Poster (or a) Display this WWII poster (or a similar image). examining World War II images related to similar image) b) Using the Image Analysis Guide, discuss the WWII poster as Document I the Rainbow Division’s march through Image Analysis a whole group. Europe. Guide 2) Analyze an image. Have students work individually or in small groups to observe the image in Document I and complete the PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE Image Analysis Guide. Recommended time: 15-20 minutes WWII (1939-1945) involved nearly every major country in the world. There were two sides, the Allies (the United States, Great Britain, 3) Modifications. Use these images and the documents from other and the Soviet Union) and the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and lesson plans to create a Gallery Walk or Station activity based on Japan). Not Too Far Distant. This war mainly took place in Europe and the Pacific. Starting in 1941, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States sent soldiers, including those drafted, overseas to assist in the war Exit Ticket effort. Have students respond to the prompt: “Historians often look at images to tell stories about the past. What story will future historians tell based on the images and videos we create today?” Document I: Rainbow Division Map, 1945 Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of the Gregg and Michelle Philipson Scan the QR code or click Collection and Archive on the image to see a larger version. Image Analysis Guide Image Analysis Process Step 1: Observe the image Observe the image Find information about the image or artwork itself. Step 2: Make sense of the image Make sense of the image Think about the people creating or viewing this image. Step 3: Use the image as historical evidence Use the image as historical evidence. Connect what is shown in the image to what is happening in the world at the time. Observe the image Step 1: Observe the image 1) Quickly look at the image. What do you notice first? 3) What visuals, colors, or symbols are used in the image? 2) What words or messages are on the image (if any)? Make sense of the image Step 2: Make sense of the image 1) What is the topic of this image? 2) What was the author’s intention for creating this image? Why did they create this image? Image Analysis Guide Make sense of the image Step 2: Make sense of the image 3) What else was happening at the time this was created? How 4) What does this image teach you about the experiences of do those events help you understand why it was created? American soldiers during WWII? Use the image as historical evidence. Step 3: Use the image as historical evidence 1) What evidence does the author present that you should “fact 3) What perspectives do you bring to this topic and source? check” (verify as true)? How does your identity and the time in which you live affect your perspective? 2) What message was the author trying to send about the Rainbow Division? What does this tell us about the creator’s perspective? NTFD_Lesson_Plan-Image_Analysis