Photography · Week 27 · Documentary and Community
Environment Through a Lens
Students investigate an environmental issue such as the Salton Sea through photographs that inform and invite action.
- Students will
- Students plan a single photograph about an environmental issue such as the Salton Sea that informs viewers and invites a clear action.
- SEL skill
- Check safety, honesty, and respect before planning a photograph
- What it looks like
- Students practice responsible decision-making by weighing safety, respect, and consequences when planning a photograph about a real place.
- Content focus
- Environment Through a Lens
- Format
- Think write pair share
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means choosing in caring, constructive ways by weighing 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
- VA:Cr1.2.HSI: Visual Arts, Creating, Anchor Standard 1 (Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Creating
- Level: High School Proficient
More responsible decision-making activities for Photography
- Golden Hour in the Desert Responsible decision-makingStudents plan a shoot around desert light and heat, deciding when and where they can photograph safely.
- Choosing the Best Frame Responsible decision-makingStudents evaluate a contact sheet against criteria and choose their strongest frame with reasons.
- Ethics of Photographing People Responsible decision-makingStudents examine consent, privacy, and dignity in street and news photography and write a personal code for photographing people.
- Editing Honestly Responsible decision-makingStudents decide which edits improve an image and which would mislead viewers, especially in news and documentary work.
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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.