M4-5+ITEOTB


 * In the Eye of the Beholder **

LINKS
 * Investigate **
 * Design **
 * Plan **
 * Create **
 * Evaluate **

We are bombarded by images from the media, but how much of this is real? Most magazines adverts use manipulated or edited photos, showing unrealistic ‘perfect’ images of faces or bodies and suggest that our lives would be better if we were like this too. Not being able to distinguish fact from fiction can have far-reaching consequences, especially for young people and it can be a contributing factor in body issues such as anorexia and bulimia by people desperate to reach the perfection they see in magazines and on TV.
 * Context **

You will learn how to manipulate images, using manipulation software to edit digital images as examples. Additionally you will consider the consequences of this manipulation, the effect on society, particularly teenagers, and decide on a way to share this with them such as a leaflet, screencast or website. The product you make needs to include quality examples of how to use different techniques to manipulate images and raise awareness of how many images in the media are manipulated.
 * Challenge **

= ** Area of Interaction ** = Health and social – we are thinking about how technology can have an impact on how people think, act and feel about their body image.

= ** Learner Profile focus ** = Our learner profile focus for this unit is ‘principled’. Add a paragraph on your document to show how you think you will be principled in this unit.

= ** Inter-disciplinary Links ** = This are no inter-disciplinary links to this unit, however, it does build upon your English and Health skills.

= ** Unit Handbook ** = The unit handbook is below, feel free to print it out if you require. 