Photography · Week 22 · Darkroom and Digital Editing
Photographs That Built Empathy
Students study photographers who documented farmworker life in California and consider how their images built empathy for social change.
- Students will
- Students study documentary photographs of farmworker life in California, describe visible details, and explain how the images helped viewers understand lives different from their own.
- SEL skill
- Describe details and infer a person's perspective without stereotyping
- What it looks like
- Students practice social awareness by describing the perspective of the people in a photograph with care.
- Content focus
- Photographs that built empathy
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding the perspectives of other people, including those from different backgrounds and experiences, and showing care. More social 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:Cn11.1.HSI: Visual Arts, Connecting, Anchor Standard 11 (Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Connecting
- Level: High School Proficient
More social awareness activities for Photography
- Whose Point of View Social awarenessStudents compare photos of the same event by different photographers and discuss how personal and cultural context shapes meaning.
- Shooting in Pairs Social awarenessPartners alternate as photographer and assistant and practice reading each other's needs during a shoot.
- Día de los Muertos Photo Essay Social awarenessStudents learn how to photograph ofrendas and community celebrations respectfully by asking permission and centering the families' meanings.
- Documenting Our Community Social awarenessStudents plan a documentary series about a valley place or person and practice a listening interview before shooting.
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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.