A great example of things not being what they seem…
The Vancouver riot kissing couple will be great for teaching the importance of ‘framing’, whether visual or verbal. In this CNN article, there’s a video that accompanies the photo from a different angle and an interview from a different time. The variety of ‘interpretations’ of this image that follow in the article can be used to teach students a lot about how difficult it is to ‘know’ what something means. Here’s another article from The Guardian which has two different still shots which will also make the point.
