Project SMARTArt: A Case Study in Elementary School Media Literacy and Arts Education

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Third grade teacher Steve Schullo discusses photographs that his students took for their community newsletter.
In Claudia Perez's second grade class the students created two photographs of Abraham Ojeda. In this photo the class tried to make him look positive and nice.	Here is second grader Abraham Ojeda photographed by classmates using different photographic techniques designed to make him look negative and scary.
This photograph of principal Louis Carrillo at his desk was taken by a third grade student in Lorenza Yarnes' class.	Teacher José Pule uses his lap top computer and a projector to help his students deconstruct photographic techniques used in a major motion picture.
Media literacy coach Jeff Share can be seen in silhouette as he discusses the photographs students just took that are being projected behind him.	Maria Rico's third grade students create collages that demonstrate different techniques of persuasion that advertisers use to sell products.
Teacher Maria Rico helps students cut and paste magazine advertisements to create collages that demonstrate different techniques of persuasion.	Hanging on the wall of Maria Rico's third grade classroom are nine of the collage posters her students created as part of their analysis of advertising.