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| Visual Art | English Social Studies |
| Grade Level Program | Alignment |
| 1 | 90 min |
| In-School Workshop | One 90-minute in-school workshop. |
| Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays All Year | |
| $10 | 0 |
| no | In-Person , Email , Phone |
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Mobile devices - 1:2 students, Instructional Handouts, Visual Aids/Examples
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I Can recognize the subjective nature of media-making, create content-relevant images based on common aesthetic criteria and analyze other students' work based on those same criteria. I Can recognize opportunities to transfer the technical skills of taking photos as well as the analytical and communication skills related to constructive criticism.
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Utilizing visual supports, students will be introduced to several common rules for creating photographic images including, but not limited to, the rule of thirds; foreground, middle ground and background; juxtaposition; etc.
Students will also be shown pieces of famous photographs (i.e. Men at Lunch or the photo of Jan Rose Kasmir protesting the Vietnam war in 1967) whose meaning changes when the full image is revealed, a lesson in subjectivity and image editing. We will facilitate a short discussion about motivations for editing photographs and the power of imagery to change perspectives and tell stories. Students will break into groups of 2-3, collect their iPod Touch device and lens kit, then practice capturing images related to the previously discussed rules. After several very quick challenges, the mentor will share a scavenger hunt list and escort students to the "studio". The studio may be outside, in the library or in another visually appealing space. Students will spend time capturing images on the scavenger hunt list. The list will include photos related to the rules and can also incorporate content-specific items as determined with the teacher. For instance, a student might be asked to take a portrait of a classmate that represents a character or excerpt from a reading assignment. Once finished, everyone will return to the classroom. Students will organize and edit their images on the iPods, then volunteers will share their work with the class. Based on students' understanding of the rules, we will provide constructive criticism to volunteers. Constructive criticism instruction will focus on advancing comments beyond a photo being good or bad, helping students apply our previously discussed photographic rules to their own images. All images will be made available to students via social media, and students will be provided a link to see and download them. If enough time remains, students will brainstorm other classes or projects for which photography might support their learning or presentation. |
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