Make a Poster! (25 mins)
Goals
Learners enjoy making a poster against violence.Learners think about anti-violence messages.Learners practice making a poster on the computer.Guidelines
Decide which program you are going to work with on the computer to make the poster. Microsoft Word if available otherwise use the program Paint. Make sure you are familiar with the program yourself before the lesson. Decide also if some learners are to work on paper in which case you will need paper and coloring pencils or crayons or markers to work with. You can also have learners make a collage with letters cut out form magazines or pictures from magazines.
The learners are going to make a poster. A poster of the slogan: ‘Violence never solves any conflict’ like the example above. Decide if you want everyone to make a poster of the same slogan or if they can come up with their own slogans. Maybe you can think of some good slogan yourself to use as inspiration for the learners.
Get everyone down to work quickly as possible. While learners are working you can go around and assist as necessary.
Make sure there is time at the end of the class to allow some learners to show the poster they made to the group and to save their work.
Tips for making posters
For text: The snappier the text, the better. Keep it simple. Think in slogans.
About poster layout
A good poster is catchy to the eye and easy to read, has a clear and understandable message with convincing arguments and/or slogan. The posters can be made in a short time, using Word, word art, different fonts and colors. Students can also insert symbols, smiley's or other kinds of signs that may be appropriate to liven up their posters. If you have an internet connection you can download images from the web and use them in your posters.
Word Art
To know more about word art, download this doc for tips.
