UK Lesson Plan
Is Seeing Believing? (UK)
Why do people alter digital photos and videos?
Age
8–9Time
45 mins.
Objectives
- Recognise that photos and videos can be altered digitally.
- Identify different reasons why someone might alter a photo or video.
- Analyse altered photos and videos to try to determine why.
Vocabulary
advertising .
alter .
persuade .
photo retouching
advertising – messages or photos that are made to persuade someone to buy a certain product
alter – to change the way something looks, sometimes using a computer or other digital tools
persuade – to convince someone to believe or do something
photo retouching – digital alteration of a photo to enhance the way someone looks (removing of wrinkles, clearing of skin, changing their body, etc.)
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Photo Fake, Example 1Photo Fake, Example 2Photo Fake, Example 3
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