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Analysis of Dorothea Lange's Photographs Lesson PlanAnalysis of Dorothea Lange's Photographs Lesson Plan
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7th - Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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Analysis of Dorothea Lange's Photographs

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Students analyze a photo of Dorothea Lange and make connections to its historical context by creating a written and visual response. In this photograph analysis lesson plan, students analyze Lange's photograph and explain the historical impact of the picture. Students create a visual composition for the photograph.

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Lesson Plan

The Photographs of Dorothea Lange

Curated OER
Learners examine theme in the photography of Dorothea Lange. In this photography lesson, students analyze photography taken by Dorothea Lange and identify themes that run through each. They design an exhibition that shows how the theme...
6th - 12th Visual & Performing Arts
Lesson Plan

The Photographs of Dorothea Lange

Curated OER
Students research social-documentary photography using Dorothea Lange’s documentary projects. In this photography analysis lesson, students analyze examples of photographs by Dorothea Lange and research one or more of Dorothea...
7th - Higher Ed English Language Arts
Worksheet

Document Interpretation Exercise

Curated OER
Dorothea Lange’s photograph, Migrant Mother, and The Paycheck by Rick Nahimias, provide learners with an opportunity to practice their document interpretation skills. After a careful study of the images, class members develop a detailed...
11th Visual & Performing Arts
Instructional Video

Women's History Minute: Dorothea Lange

National Woman's History Museum
Teach young scholars how to, in the words of Dorothea Lange, see life without a camera by looking at her life through the lens of a short video. Viewers are introduced to Lange's life, her work, and some of her famous photographs.
2 mins 6th - 12th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

Pbs Learning Media: Migrant Mother: Dorothea Lange

PBS
Dorothea Lange's iconic Migrant Mother photograph, taken during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, is highlighted in this video [3:28] segment from the American Masters film Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning. It uncovers Lange's thoughts...
9th - 10th English Language Arts
Unit Plan

Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Dorothea Lange

PBS
This is a collection of four video lessons about Dorothea Lange, an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work, and her works. Teaching materials are included.
9th - 10th English Language Arts
Unit Plan

Pbs Learning Media: Picturing Japanese American Internment: Dorothea Lange

PBS
This media gallery explores the government-issued Japanese American internment that occurred during World War II using two videos from the American Masters film Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning. Dorothea Lange, a documentary...
9th - 10th English Language Arts
Primary

The History Place: Dorothea Lange: Migrant Farm Families

The History Place
Learn about the history of migrant workers in America by viewing the work of Dorothea Lange, one of the most famous photographers of the Great Depression.
9th - 10th Visual & Performing Arts
Lesson Plan

J. Paul Getty Museum: One Pager: Analysis of Dorothea Lange's Photographs

J. Paul Getty Trust
The lesson investigates Dorothea Lange's photographs. Objectives, materials, and lesson steps are included.
9th - 10th Visual & Performing Arts
Lesson Plan

Art, Commentary and Evidence: Analysis of "The White Man's Burden"

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A cross-curricular lesson combines poetry and history for your middle and high schoolers. The class critically examines Kipling's poem, "White Man's Burden" as historical evidence of the Imperialist ideology popular during his time. The...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
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