A Visual Manifesto

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled A Visual Manifesto, and the themes of images and visual literacy. Students choose an image they like, describe an image to another students, watch a short film with the sound off, write a voiceover for the film, read a transcript, analyse a short film, talk about images and visual literacy, reflect on the lesson.

Language level: Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1)

Learner type: Teens and adults

Time: 90 minutes

Activity: Choosing an image, describing an image, watching a short film with the sound off, writing a voiceover for the film, reading a transcript, analysing a short film, talking about images and visual literacy, reflecting on the lesson

Topic: Images and visual literacy

Language: Vocabulary related to images

Watch the short film.