Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning
Visual Storytelling from Illuminated Manuscripts to Book Covers
This lesson explores how visual storytelling conveys meaning through illuminated manuscripts and book covers. Students begin by engaging in a word guessing game using medieval terms. They then watch an interview with a professional illustrator to reflect on visual storytelling. From there, they analyze... Read more »
Created by: Jacqueline Harmon
Date Updated: April 18th, 2025
Visual Storytelling from Illuminated Manuscripts to Book Covers
Do we really know what dinosaurs looked like? In this lesson, students learn about different dinosaurs and discuss society’s interpretation of their behavior and appearance based on the little evidence we have. Then, they will sketch different dinosaurs, using small models as a guide. Students will... Read more »
Created by: Jacqueline Harmon
Date Updated: March 31st, 2025
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