Lesson 5: Teacher’s Guide

Purpose: 

1. To explain what a storyboard is and how it is useful in making a PSA.

2. To give students familiarity with creating storyboards. 

3. To begin the storyboarding process for their own PSAs.  

Materials: 

• The Youth for Human Rights “Don’t Discriminate” PSA and any necessary audiovisual equipment to play it. 

• The Youth for Human Rights PSA, “Responsibility.” 

• TXL’s “Don’t Discriminate” Storyboard. 

• Blank Storyboard Sheets. 

• Pencils for students to draw their storyboards. 

Time: 

1. Key Vocabulary 5 min. 

2. Attention-getter 15 min. 

3. Discussion 25 min. 

4. Activity 35 min. 

5. Assignment 5 min. (in class), 25 min. (at home)

   
   Total time: 85 min. (+25 min homework)

Teacher Preparation:

1. Set up necessary audiovisual equipment to play PSAs. 

2. Print out enough copies of the “Don’t Discriminate” Storyboard to give one to each student. 

3. Print out at least two Blank Storyboard Sheets per student.

Tips:

• Before your class meeting, you may want to remind students to bring their script drafts, since they will need these for the storyboarding activity. 

• The “Don’t Discriminate” Storyboard includes some terminology regarding types of film shots (“CU for “close up,” “slow-mo,” etc.). If students have questions about these terms, encourage them to look them up in the Glossary, but explain that they will be covered more in depth in future lessons on filmmaking. 

• This Lesson should be taught over two class periods. During the first class period, you should get through the discussion. The second class period should consist of the activity and the beginning of the assignment.