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Computers In Our School

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars tour the school to find out where computers are being used. In groups students use a digital camera to take pictures of people on campus using computers. The young scholars interview the people they take pictures of and...
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Candid Cameras

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read a New York Times article associated with the use of photography as a tool to depict social issues in order to provoke action. They create a Social Issues display.
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The Photographs of Dorothea Lange

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Young scholars research social-documentary photography using Dorothea Lange’s documentary projects. In this photography analysis lesson plan, students analyze examples of photographs by Dorothea Lange and research one or more of Dorothea...
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Through the Viewfinder: Learning to Think Like a Professional News Photographer

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the skills for photo composition to become quality photojournalists. In this photojournalism lesson, students cut out photographs from magazines and decide on the best ones, as well as determine what makes them good....
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Digital Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take pictures in the style of Eleanor Antin. in this photography lesson plan, students work in groups to research a revolution and read a piece of literature that corresponds. They create an original image that represents that...
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Home Sweet Home

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete activities with the books Color Me Dark, The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, and The Great Migration North.  For this literature/History lesson, student read the story and discuss the plot. They analyze photographs taken...
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Language, As Experienced Through Pin-Hole Photography

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read about and discuss photographic principles and, under the direction of the art teacher, construct individual cameras from heavy black cardboard and thin sheet metal with a hole for the lens and black tape for the shutter.
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Through the Looking Glass: Eudora Welty's Photography and The Ponder Heart

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the context of The Ponder Heart through Welty's photographs. They analyze how illustrations and photographs interact with written text and create their own images to illustrate a well-known Welty short story....
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Language Arts: A Day in the Life

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a movie or slide show depicting a typical day in school. From their perspective, they take photos of events and activities throughout the school day. Students use their collection for a Powerpoint presentation or...
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Digital Fairytale

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write a fairytale. For this writing and illustration lesson, students read and study fairytales. Students discuss the characteristics of a fairytale and then work in groups to write their own fairytale. Students divide their...
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What's Going On?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create their own newsletter. In this newsletter writing lesson, 6th graders write about current events and special events at their school. Students take pictures to add to the newsletter. Students can also put the...
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Picture Slide Show

For Teachers 1st
First graders have several pictures taken with a digital camera doing various things in the classroom and outside. They place the pictures into a slide show and write what is happening to them in each picture.
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The Greatest Generation: Capturing Their Stories with Digital Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students interview a family member of a different generation. After brainstorming story topic ideas, they choose a topic about which to write focused interview questions. Using their notes from the interviews, students write and essay...
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Exploring Photographs

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students explore the basic tools for analyzing images using description, reflection, and formal analysis. In this photography analysis lesson, students analyze a photograph as a class and then in small groups. Students write descriptions...
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Encouraging Writing Through Combined Photos

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice writing skills through using photography to help create a writing prompt. They investigate how images can be used to create new ones that related to each other. This is similar to making a collage except now the images...
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Who Is Family? Analyzing Family Photos

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine families through photography. In this interdisciplinary lesson plan, students examine photographs of families and discuss the attributes of families. Students select family photographs to analyze in writing.
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Literacy through Self-Ethnography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine writing topics. In this writing skills lesson plan, students incorporate photography into their personal writing and align it with 6 traits skills.
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Poets on the Playground

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create poetry journals. In this poetry lesson, students discuss different pieces of poetry and listen to a poet. They use a digital camera to take a picture of something they find interesting and write a poem about it. 
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Literacy through Photography

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students photograph scenes from their lives and use the images to become a catalyst for related writing exercises. They explore the themes such as self portrait, family, community, visual storytelling, and dreams to encourage them to...
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Looking at Photography Lesson 1: The Elements of Photography

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore and discuss the process of taking a photograph.
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Digital Photography Project: My Special Place

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners read an except form, "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros, as a prompt for a family discussion about the history of their name. They use this discussion to express their personality by creating a Power Point slide...
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A New Life, A New Home

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use photographs to tell the story of immigrants. They use the Internet to help them research immigration.
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Wise Spenders and Savvy Savers

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the business community in their own town. They design interview questions before interviewing business people. They look at what type of good and services are offered in their area. They design a multimedia...
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Habitats: Cactus Hotel

For Teachers K - 2nd
A reading of Brenda Z. Guiberson’s, Cactus Hotel, launches a study of animal habitats. Working with parent volunteers or teacher aides, groups travel outside the classroom to select a habitat, take digital pictures, and incorporate the...

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