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Newsworthy Images

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Students examine images from newspapers and create their own photos to tell a story. In this photojournalism lesson, students analyze a photograph using the elements and principles of art then create a photographic image that tells a story. Students critically analyze their own photographs using the elements and principles of art and use cropping tools to rethink their original compositions.

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news images, Photography, photojournalism, english language arts
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7th - Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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