Full Description
"The authors offer a wealth of ways to engage children in expressing meaning and documenting experiences through photographs. They provide all the practical help teachers need to use this exciting medium to expand children's ways of perceiving, representing, and thinking about their world."
—Carol Copple, Director of Publications and Initiatives in Educational Practice
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Give children new ways to express their thoughts and ideas!
When children create photo essays, they are encouraged to share their thoughts in an authentic and personal way. This creative new resource offers teachers ready-to-use tools and strategies for involving children in creating photo essays as a way to communicate ideas, experiences, and emotions.
Teachers will discover how to inspire children to capture the aesthetics of their environment, document historical events and personal stories, keep a record of what they learn, and become advocates for causes as they explore responsible citizenship. The book offers ideas and examples that illustrate how photo essays can be used:
As part of portfolios to record what children have learned
To help boost the confidence of struggling writers, including English language learners and children with special needs
As an alternate assessment format to engage challenged students
To meet state and national standards
Photo essay activities are ideal for any teacher looking for new ways to nurture student expression, excitement, and creativity in the classroom.
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Photo Essays and Children
Photography and Expression
Children as Photographers
2. Developing a Photo Essay
Photo Essays
Captions and Photographs Working Together for Voice
Thinking In-Depth About Captions
Timelines
Teachers and Photo Essays
Presentation Formats for Photo Essays
Children Presenting Photo Essays
3. Photographs Tell a Story in History
Creating a Historical Photo Essay: The Freedom Trail
Ideas for Historical Photo Essays
4. Personal History Photo Essays
Sample Personal History Photo Essay
Ideas for Personal History Photo Essays
5. Nature Experience Photo Essays
Sample Nature Photo Essay
Ideas for Nature Photo Essays
6. Field Trip Photo Essays
Sample Field Trip Photo Essay
Ideas for Field Trip Photo Essays
7. Overcoming Traumatic Events
Sample Photo Essay of a Tornado
Ideas for Photo Essays Helping Children Deal With Traumatic Events
8. Career Photo Essays
Sample Career Photo Essay
Ideas for Career Photo Essays
9. Integrating Curriculum Photo Essays
Sample Photo Essay of an Integrated Math Activity
Ideas for Integrated Photo Essays
10. Advocacy Photo Essays
Sample Advocacy Photo Essay on Endangered Animals
Ideas for Advocacy Photo Essays
11. Using Photographs to Interpret the Past; Contributing Author Dr. Gary Fertig
Using Photographs to Evaluate the Historical Significance of Change
Using Photographs to Identify Causes and Effects
Using Photographs to Evoke Empathy
Using Photographs to Initiate Historical Inquiry
Summary and Conclusions
12. Assessment and Rubrics
Resource: Standards Alignment
Bibliography of Suggested Children's Photo Essay Books
References
Index
