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This is A Day in My Life: A Photo Essay
Studenty create a photo essay of a day in their lives. In this photographic story lesson, students take pictures throughout their day and use the images to tell a story. Students create an album with an online account.
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A Day In the Life of a 4th/5th Grader
Young scholars design a photo essay. In this photo essay lesson, students take digital pictures of their daily activities such as their mode of travel to school, the lunchroom, their classroom and classmates. They choose the photos that...
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Through the Lens of Robert Capa
Learners use Guided Reading techniques to learn about Capa's style and to discover the techniques that made him a great photographer. Students examine the basics of telling compelling stories through photos and each student creates a...
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Migration Mania
Students explore the migratory patterns of four different animals. Reasons for the migration and migratory distances are investigated in this activity.
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Picturing a Story: Photo Essay About a Community, Event, or Issue
Students research Dorothea Lange's documentary projects and create their own photo essay about a subject. In this photo essay lesson, students analyze examples of social-documentary photographs of Lange. Students define a social...
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Multimedia Urban Stories: "This is who I am"
Students create a photo essay. In this lesson encouraging self-expression, students view and reflect upon photo essays. Then, they go out into the community and create their own photo essay complete with captions. Students publish their...
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Photo Essay
Students examine the process of writing a photo essay. They examine and select a personal photo or photo from a magazine, and brainstorm a story that can go with the photo. They identify an emotion to go with their picture, then write...
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A Photo Essay
Students analyze photographs, then create their own photo essays by using photos, magazine pictures or drawings to illustrate their stories.
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Culture in Atlantic Canada
Ninth graders discuss the aspects of culture and what makes them unique. In small groups, 9th graders use digital cameras to take photos. Groups use their pictures to create a PowerPoint presentation storyboard of their culture.
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A Photo Essay
Students explain the purpose of a photo essay, sequence a series of events, and explain the format in creating a photo essay, which includes a caption for each picture. They complete a photo essay as a creative activity.
Other
Global Oneness Project
This site offers a wealth of high-quality stories, articles, films, and photo essays from around the world that cover many themes and current topics. Many of them are accompanied by lesson plans.
Other
Magnum Photos: Covering Conflict
A photo essay with striking photographs shot by the Magnum Group and chosen by Robin Lustig, BBC commentator, for his essay on conflict.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Lesson Plan: Write Me a Picture
In this lesson, 3rd through 5th graders select related pictures from magazines and newspapers, write captions for each, glue them in sequence on a poster board, and use the pictures to tell a story.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Bourke White's 'Photography of Design'
A discussion of Bourke-White's images that focused on her photographs of industry in America. Includes links, images and audio interviews of Bourke-White experts.
Other
Musarium: Body Parts
A photo essay of the hardware behind prosthetic body parts made of modern, artificial materials.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: How My Family Lives in America
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is to be used as students read the story, How My Family Lives in America, a book in the third grade Scholastic Literacy Series. Various concepts are explored as well as 2 short video...