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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. For 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
Students 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 depict...
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Through the Lens of Robert Capa
Students 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
Learners 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
Young scholars research Dorothea Lange's documentary projects and create their own photo essay about a subject. For this photo essay lesson, students analyze examples of social-documentary photographs of Lange. Young scholars define a...
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Multimedia Urban Stories: "This is who I am"
Students create a photo essay. In this instructional activity 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....
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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
Learners 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.