Sequence a Visible Before and After
A montage juxtaposes images to suggest relationships.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Montage, Source Records, Constraints, and Comparisons
Treat an original media plan as an evidence record. Arrange image transitions, preserve source and rights status, reconcile multiple commission constraints and design a controlled comparison that tests one defined feature.
Before you begin
- Follow a multi-condition brief; distinguish a fictional source record from an actual permission.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Keep Item-Level Rights Visible
A source record should retain the actual item’s stated rights status and any scope of permission.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Reconcile Several Brief Conditions
A commission brief can specify page limits, time budgets and information requirements at once.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Change One Feature in a Test
A controlled design comparison holds other defined features constant while changing the selected feature.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- National Core Arts Standards artistic-process topic reference: framework reference — Montage, Source Records, Constraints, and Comparisons
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.