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Immigration and Photography: The Case of Lewis Hine Lesson PlanImmigration and Photography: The Case of Lewis Hine Lesson Plan
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Immigration and Photography: The Case of Lewis Hine

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Students are introduced to the characteristics of documentary photography. Individually, they cut out a paper frame and view their classroom through the "lens" and at different angles. After veiwing photographs, they practice identifying the mood and determine what they can about the various experiences from immigration and share them with the class.

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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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