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Young scholars use photography to make postcards. In this photography instructional activity, students create postcards using a photograph. They add additional drawings to the postcard. Young scholars address the postcard and include a note on the back detailing: where they are writing from, what they are doing and what they see.

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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
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