Photography · Week 12 · Light, Exposure, and the Camera
Choosing the Best Frame
Students evaluate a contact sheet against criteria and choose their strongest frame with reasons.
- Students will
- Students evaluate frames on a contact sheet using criteria and artistic goals, then choose one strongest image and defend it with reasons.
- SEL skill
- Choose with criteria and stop second guessing
- What it looks like
- Students make a clear decision using criteria and avoid endless second guessing.
- Content focus
- Choosing the best frame: a strong image without second guessing
- Format
- Structured discussion
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means choosing in a caring, constructive way after thinking about ethics, safety, and consequences. More responsible decision-making 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:Re9.1.HSI: Media Arts, Responding, Anchor Standard 9 (Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Responding
- Level: High School Proficient
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- Editing Honestly Responsible decision-makingStudents decide which edits improve an image and which would mislead viewers, especially in news and documentary work.
- Before You Post Responsible decision-makingStudents compare ways to share photos online and weigh audience, privacy, and digital footprint before posting.
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