A P ICTURE IS W ORTH A T HOUSAND W ORDS Consultant:Susan Gillespie External Client:Heather Suwinski Project 5Visual-Based Instruction

S TANDARDS L6-8RH7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts. L68WHST2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes. a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing, what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories as appropriate to achieving purpose; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics, (e.g., charts, tables) and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension

OBJECTIVES Students will be able to look at photographs and learn how to read, analyze, and deconstruct the techniques used by the photographer. Students will complete a photo analysis handout to critique photographs. Students will join the academic discussion board edmodo; they will respond to their peers using correct grammar.

U SING P HOTOGRAPHS IN THE C LASSROOM ! Study the picture for two minutes. Form an overall impression of the photograph. Record you results on photo analysis worksheet. Examine individual items: people, objects, activities. Based on what you observed, list three things you might infer from this photograph.

Q UESTIONS What questions does this photograph raise in your mind? What am I looking at? What does this image mean to me? What is the relationship between the image and the displayed text message? How is this message effective?

W HAT D OES THIS I MAGE M EAN TO M E ?

W HAT QUESTIONS DOES THIS PHOTOGRAPH RAISE IN YOUR MIND ?

W HAT DOES THIS IMAGE MEAN TO ME ?

W HAT QUESTIONS DOES THIS PHOTOGRAPH RAISE IN YOUR MIND ?

H OW I S T HIS M ESSAGE E FFECTIVE ?

W HAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IMAGE AND THE DISPLAYED TEXT MESSAGE ?

W HAT Q UESTIONS D OES THIS PHOTOGRAPH RAISE IN YOUR M IND ?

P HOTO A NALYSIS W ORKSHEET Step 1. Observation A. Study the photograph for 2 minutes. Form an overall impression of the photograph and then examine individual items. Next, divide the photo into quadrants and study each section to see what new details become visible. ___________________________________________________________________________ B.Use the chart below to list people, objects, and activities in the photograph. PeopleObjectsActivities Step 2. Inference Based on what you have observed above, list three things you might infer from this photograph. ___________________________________________________________________________ Step 3. Questions A. What questions does this photograph raise in your mind? ___________________________________________________________________________ B. Where could you find answers to them? ___________________________________________________________________________ Designed and developed by the Education Staff, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC

W HAT IS EDMODO ? It only takes a few minutes for teachers to sign up, and after they invite their students onto the site, teachers can post questions and comments. Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for classes to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. Edmodo is like an academic Facebook without the advertisements.

E DMODO D ISCUSSION B LOG Students will take their information from their photo analysis worksheet and post it on the edmodo discussion blog. As a part of your writing assignment, you are to react/respond, agree/disagree to three of your peers postings. Please provide a brief explanation of your own thinking as you respond to your peer’s postings. To keep the discuss thread continuing, you must respond to the responses.

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