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4.5: Prejudice. No Way! poster


This activity gives students an opportunity to review the work focussed on in the previous Prejudice. No way! lessons.

Tasks

  1. Write "Prejudice. No way!" on the board and brainstorm all the words the students can think of associated with the topic.
  2. Discuss the words and group them into categories.
  3. Tell the students that you are going to construct a poster to communicate a message to the rest of the school about prejudice. Explain that first you will look at another poster to see what to do.
  4. Use the 2004 National Reconciliation Week poster, Remember the 3Rs: Rights, Respect and Reconciliation or other available poster to model its elements:
    • shape
    • size
    • text
    • basic structure
    • background
    • colours
    • frame or border.
    • graphics or photographs
    Talk about the purpose of the poster and the audience.
  5. As a class, plan a poster based on the theme of anti-prejudice.
    • decide on what message you want to convey with the poster
    • decide on the shape (structure), background and information/text (write, draft, edit and publish)
    • select materials to be used and appropriate pictures (photographs, drawings, paintings, photocopies)
    • consider the style of the text – typed, written, computer printout
    • arrange and organise images and text for clarity of information, visual impact, balance, interest
    • add colour
    • design border.
  6. As a class, plan a poster based on the theme of anti-prejudice. agreed plan.
  7. Display poster(s) around the school.
Teacher Notes
  1. This activity gives students an opportunity to review the work focussed on in the previous Prejudice. No way! lessons.
Resources
  • 2004 National Reconciliation Week poster, Remember the 3Rs: Rights, Respect and Reconciliation or similar poster
  • Coloured paper
  • Cardboard
  • Scissors
  • Paste
  • Coloured pencils, textas or paints
  • Variety of pictures of different people