Objectives: (What will students learn and be able to do as a result of this activity?)
Assessment and Evaluation: (What do students already know and do as viewers? What do they not know or do as viewers? What criteria and guidelines will help students know what is expected in this lesson? What mini-lesson(s) might be needed for students to succeed?)
Task: (What is the task? What demands will the visual text make on students? What viewing skills and strategies do students need to comprehend the text?)
Preparing to View: (What pre-viewing activities will help the students prepare to view? How will they access their background knowledge on the topic and think about what they already know? Is there key information or vocabulary regarding visual elements or the topic that students need to know? Are there things that students should know about the medium in which the ideas, images, and sounds are presented? How will students be supported in setting a purpose for viewing?)
During Viewing: (What strategies can students use to understand what they are viewing? What supports can I provide? How will students make personal connections, identify parts that confuse, monitor understanding, and note and recall important ideas? How will students make and confirm predictions, make inferences, evaluate, and reflect further upon the visual?)
After Viewing: (What activities or guidelines will help students follow up on the viewing, review what they have seen, clarify their ideas, and reflect upon the visual text? What activities will help students analyze and synthesize what they have seen? What activities will help students evaluate the content and design of the visual text and draw conclusions? Will students have an opportunity to re-view the text?)