Grade 9 -12
Distance Learning Modules 8 & Module 9: Weeks of: May 26th – May 29th and June 1st – June 5th
Visual Arts - Darkroom Photography I : The Photo Essay
Targeted Goals from Stage 1:
Examine a topic or genre to better understand a piece of art or artist in relation to time and place
Create works of art to personally engage in the artistic process and/or communicate meaning
Content Knowledge: Idea generation, Design and Product Creation
Vocabulary: Photo Essay, Documentary Photography, Aesthetically, Culturally and Socially Evaluative
Skills: Students will apply knowledge of camera functions to creating images for a series of thematically connected images that tell a story.
Expectation:
Description of Task (s):
Resources and Materials:
Daily Checks
(Return to Google Classroom or snapshots
from a cell phone)
Monday:
Artist Robert Raischenberg said “The artist’s
job is to be a witness to his time in history.”
You are living through an unprecedented
time; Coronavirus has impacted us in many
ways. You will be asked to create a photo
essay comprised of a 5 - 8 images that tell
your story.
Robert Rauschenburg
Who is Robert Rauschenberg?:
rauschenbergfoundation.org
5/25
Live session with an introduction to the Photo
Essay.
6/1
Live session with a commentary on students’
work on the photo essay.
Tuesday:
Plan for the essay and begin taking photos:
See posted resources for inspiration.
Creating an Unforgettable Photo Essay:
format.com-magazine/- how-to-make-photo-
essay-examples
