Year-end round up of graded assignments:
1. Personal theme choice: This was due on Monday, June 3. (Most of you sent those along. Thanks. Homework grade of 100 points; if you have not sent me your selection, please do so now.
2. photo narratives: Due Thursday, June 6 (this is a two-day assignment, for which I have given you three days.)
3. Sunday, June 9: share with me your personal photo project and your 250 word reflection
4. Monday/ Tuesday, June 10/11
Photo essay narratives presented.
5. Friday, June 14. Final assessment on countries. I am passing out the maps on Tuesday, June 4. You will have classtime to review on Wed/ Thursday, June 12/ 13. The exam is EXACTLY the same as the practice maps. Most students get a 90 or above. This is the last grade in the 50% category.
5. Friday, June 14. Final assessment on countries. I am passing out the maps on Tuesday, June 4. You will have classtime to review on Wed/ Thursday, June 12/ 13. The exam is EXACTLY the same as the practice maps. Most students get a 90 or above. This is the last grade in the 50% category.
“It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.”
― William Carlos Williams
A photo narrative is a collection of photographs
that tell a story, convey an emotion, explore a
theme or a location. They can range from purely
visual to photographs with captions,
to photographs accompanied with some
text, to fully narrative essays where photographs
are used only to illustrate the story.
Below you will find four photo essay narratives. Each
employs a series of images to tell a story. Look over the
four and select one that resonates with you. Then look
more closely at the images. See them. That means note
the setting, placement of people and objects within the
frame, use of color and shadows, as well as foreground
and background. Where was the photographer in relation
to the subject? Is this a close-up, medium shot or
establishing shot? What connects the photos? Are there
obvious narrative transitions?
As with any narrative, there is a unifying theme, but the
images are our paragraphs, providing both the
supporting evidence and analysis.
Open a word document, and take notes on what you see.
These, of course, will be subjective. Pose questions,
make observations, reflect and comment.
Your notes will be the catalyst and inspiration for your
writing.
ASSIGNMENT SPECIFICS: Due Thursday,
June 6
In approximately 300 wordsm respond to this
question: What is the story that __________ is telling
in his / her photo essay__________________?
Your well-written response-sans language convention should demonstrate a high-level of proficiency. This is a two-day assignment, for which I have included an extra day. It is the last major writing assignment of your high school career.
CHOICE 1
Last Suppers
What inmates ate before they were executed.
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Choice 3
The Inner World of a Trailer Park by David Waldorf
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Choice 4 Black Rodeo
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