Documentary Photography
Image Source: Snopes
What is Snopes? "The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation."
This is a good example of how images can be real, but used out of context.
Read: Did a Sperm Whale Die after swallowing 64 pounds of plastic debris? from Snopes.
This assignment is an extension of My Perpectives, Grade 7, From the text: Eagle Tracking at Follensby Pond p. 412-419
Documentary Photography
Photographs taken with the main purpose of recording a place, event, or a person.
Study each photograph with it's caption using these strategies:
Notice
LOOK at each image and determine who or what it portrays.
Annotate
NOTE elements in each image that you find interesting and want to revisit.
Connect
CONNECT details in the images to other media you've experienced, texts you've read, or images you've viewed
Respond
RESPOND by completing the Comprehension Check.
Choose the photo and caption that you found most interesting or informative. Share your choice with the group, and discuss why you chose it. Explain what you noticed in the photo and caption, what questions it raised for you, and what conclusions you reached about it.
How did this photo gallery contribute to your understanding of the ways in which people affect the environment?
Extension:
Choose a photo that shows the human effect on the Environment. Share your choice with your group, and discuss why you chose it. Explain what you noticed in the photo and caption, what questions it raised for you, and what conclusions you reached about it.
Library Lesson on Visual Literacy
Ashland University Fake Photos and Detection (6.31 minutes)
Shows how to search for an image source on google
Check Snopes.com for suspicious stories
Look at the two photos below, by altering the photo, the message is completely changed.
Independent Practice:
Find a photo that shows the human effect on the environment. Answer the questions. Find the image source.
Students Make A Copy of this Template
or Teachers Share in Google Classroom
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7: “Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.”
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7: “Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.”
Resources:
How to find the image source of any picture Youtube Video
10 Visual Literacy Strategies from Edutopia