Enduring Idea: Getting Noticed.
Rationale: There are many reasons that people would want to attract attention. To sell a product, to inform, to inspire change, etc. There are also many methods that people use to attract attention.
Key Concepts: There are many techniques that people can use to get noticed.
Essential Questions: What are reasons that people would want to attract attention? How do people elicit that attention?
Unit Objectives: Students will design and create an effective sign to publicize something that is important to them.
Lesson: Ask students what ways people have used to draw attention to ideas they feel are important. In the discussion talk about how people have had protests for many different causes. Discuss some of the challenges that protesters may have when they create a sign that can be seen from a large crowd of people. Discuss some of the ways they may try to solve these problems. Discuss some of the benefits and problems with this sort of communication.
Project: Students will each choose something that is important to them that they will create a sign with a message that is clear and can be easily understood from a distance.
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