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.

“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