Photography · Week 10 · Light, Exposure, and the Camera
Breaking the Rules
Students intentionally break a composition rule and reflect on the discomfort and the discoveries of experimenting.
- Students will
- Students choose a composition rule, break it on purpose, make deliberate choices to fit artistic intent, and reflect on what the experiment taught them.
- SEL skill
- Manage discomfort when trying a creative risk
- What it looks like
- Students practice managing the discomfort of trying something new and taking a creative risk.
- Content focus
- Breaking the rules: when is it the right creative choice
- Format
- Think write pair share
Self-management
Self-management means steering your emotions, thoughts, and actions so you can reach a goal you care about. More self-management activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- MA:Cr3.1.HSI: Media Arts, Creating, Anchor Standard 3 (Refine and complete artistic work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Creating
- Level: High School Proficient
More self-management activities for Photography
- Slow Looking Self-managementStudents spend five quiet minutes finding one subject on campus and connect slow looking to calming the mind.
- Exposure and Patience Self-managementStudents troubleshoot overexposed and underexposed images and practice adjusting settings without giving up.
- Darkroom Patience Self-managementDeveloping a print in the darkroom or through a simulated process, students practice staying calm through steps they cannot rush.
- Rescuing a Flawed Image Self-managementStudents revise a flawed image through cropping and tone adjustments and reflect on the value of persistence.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.