What to expect from this unit?

In this unit, Contexts in Photography, we will explore how photographers from different times and places have used their craft to convey knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. We’ll focus on two key ideas: how historical contexts like art and technology shaped photography, and how social contexts like culture and conflict influenced it. We will continue using the AIMMEE structure to help us understand this. By examining works from diverse genres and eras, you’ll gain insight into how meaning changes depending on where and how photographs are presented. This unit will challenge you to create your own photographs, helping you develop a deeper understanding of empathy, ethics, and cultural awareness while preparing you with skills for photographic storytelling and exhibition.

Class Website

• The class website can be accessed by clicking on the link on the Google classroom banner on the home page.

• The QR code will also take you to the class site

• Content will be listed under three headings:
  Make -  stuff we will do to take good photos
  Respond - stuff we understand to take good photos
  Assessment - stuff we get graded on

• On the class site, there are tabs related to our specific unit. On the top right, there is also a resources tab with pages that are generally helpful, like camera settings and APA referencing.

College Expectations

• You will need to complete 70% of your assessment per unit in order to pass (avoid voiding your grade)

• You will need to attend 90% of your classes in order to pass (avoid voiding your grade)

• If you miss school due to understandable reasons (e.g. sickness, mental health, family reasons etc..), have your parents contact your year coordinator to cover your absences

• If you arrive after the first 5 minutes of class and do not hear the roll called, assume it has already been called and tell your teacher your arrival time so they can log this so that your parents do not receive an absence text.