Photography · Week 32 · Series, Portfolio, and Exhibition
Photographer Statement
Students document how their series developed and write a short statement about the intentions and emotions behind it.
- Students will
- Students write a short photographer statement that documents how their series developed and names their intentions without explaining the images away.
- SEL skill
- Choose an honest feeling word that matches the intent behind the work
- What it looks like
- Students practice self-awareness by choosing honest words for their intentions and the emotion behind their work.
- Content focus
- Photographer Statement
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-awareness
Self-awareness means recognizing your own feelings and strengths and how they influence your actions. More self-awareness 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:Cn10.1.HSI: Visual Arts, Connecting, Anchor Standard 10 (Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Connecting
- Level: High School Proficient
More self-awareness activities for Photography
- My Life Through a Lens Self-awarenessStudents take five photos that show who they are and name the feelings behind each choice.
- Framing and Attention Self-awarenessUsing a paper viewfinder, students frame the same scene several ways and notice what they choose to include and leave out.
- Light and Mood Self-awarenessStudents photograph one subject in direct sun, shade, and backlight and describe how light changes the feeling of the image.
- Self Portrait Without a Face Self-awarenessStudents create a self-portrait using objects, hands, or shadows and describe the emotions they chose to reveal.
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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.