Wacky Media Songs: Picture Perfect!

Have students access the student chapter Wacky Media Songs: Picture Perfect! or show the video in fullscreen.

Before the video, ask: Why do you think actors or influencers use computers to change how they look?

After the video, ask: Why is it a bad idea to compare how we look to pictures online or in other media, like movies or ads?

Where else do we sometimes see “perfect” pictures?

A lot of social networks and photo apps have filters that make you look “better.” Students might have older siblings who are already using them.

What are some ways besides computers that people make “perfect” pictures?

Pictures can be posed and lit carefully to look good. Also, people sometimes take lots of pictures and then choose the one they like best. For a photo shoot for a magazine or an ad they might take hundreds of pictures before picking the best one!

Springboard: Work together with students to come up with some “self-talk” phrases they can use when they’re looking at media images, to remind them not
to compare themselves to “perfect” pictures.