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Poster design to change the world

‘Poster design to change the world’ is a multi-layered resource aimed at enriching understandings of the role of the practice of the graphic designer/artist, the design process, the audience and the world. It supports the teaching of Oxfam’s ‘Six Goals to Change the World’, the human rights principles that guide Oxfam’s work.

School resources

This resource has been developed to support the teaching of Visual Arts, Media Studies and Design. It can also complement learning in English (persuasive texts) and Humanities and Social Sciences (campaigning and political movements). It is designed to be used in Primary and Secondary classrooms.

PRIMARY STUDENTS’ ONLINE RESOURCE

DOWNLOAD PRIMARY TEACHER WORKBOOK

SECONDARY STUDENTS’ ONLINE RESOURCE

DOWNLOAD SECONDARY TEACHER WORKBOOK

TEACHER BACKGROUND READING

Download these suggested curriculum links to explore how you can include this resource in the teaching of Australian Curriculum English for Years 5 to 10.

Oxfam Australia thanks Kathrine Kyriacou, Visual Arts and Design teacher, VADEA NSW Co-President 2013-2016, as author of the resource. Your knowledge, understanding, enthusiasm and passion for the issues and curriculum implementation are greatly appreciated. Special thanks also to Dan Hickingbotham from Alined for the amazing and beautiful interactive campaign poster timeline, and to Steph Hughes, illustrator and designer of the stunning Six Goals to Change the World posters, the header and footer for this resource, and all individual icons.

Disclaimer: This resource was published in September 2016. All information and links correct at the time of publishing. The views in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Oxfam Australia or any funding agency.

Order your free ‘Six Goals to Change the World’ poster pack

Together with Melbourne-based illustrator Steph Hughes, Oxfam Australia have produced a series of posters illustrating each of their six goals to change the world

These beautiful posters will brighten up your classroom and remind students of the human rights principles that guide Oxfam’s work around the world. They also form the basis of this unit of work, so will be handy to have in hard copy format.

Place your order today to receive your free six-pack of full colour A3 posters. Please note: we will pop your order in the post within a fortnight of receiving your request.

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