FouloisTech.info

3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade

Intermediate Unit - Photography

This project may be completed by the following students:

g5 3rd Grade Elementary Media Arts Students.

g5 4th Grade Elementary Media Arts Students.

g5 5th Grade Elementary Media Arts Students.


Lessons

  1. Photography 1: Photo Walk

    1. Objective: Students will create a series of photos as they explore spaces throughout the school.
    2. Grading Rubric:
      • 4 Pts Student has taken a minimum of 10 photos during the photo walk.
      • 3 Pts Photos do not include people.
      • 3 Pts Photos do not include art made by others.
    3. Today, Mr. Smith is going to lead you on a photo walk.
    4. The cameras in the lab are not identical. Mr. Smith will provide specific instruction on how to use the one assigned to you.
      1. All cameras will have a shutter button and will often make a click sound when a photo is saved.
      2. Most cameras will focus on a subject when the shutter is pressed halfway down. This does not take a picture. If the screen did not briefly go dark before showing you a still image for a second or two, no photo was taken.
    5. Today's lesson is not about photographing people. Do not point the camera at staff or students, as people tend to pose when they know they are being photographed.
    6. Your photos for today are meant to be art. If you take a photo of someone else's art, no matter how cool the art is, that doesn't make it yours. Look for new, interesting compositions.
    7. To make sure Mr. Smith knows who took which photo, have both your first and last photos be of the hexagon number at your assigned seat.

  2. Photography 2: Photo Walk Critiques

    1. Objective: Students will assess the photos of their peers using their personal aesthetic values.
    2. Grading Rubric:
      • 4 Pts Critique has very few spelling and/or grammatical errors.
      • 3 Pts Critique shares something the student liked about a specific photo.
      • 3 Pts Critique shares a "wondering" about how one could create a new, similar photo that the student would like.
    3. Today, Mr. Smith is going to lead you through the critique process.
    4. Before we begin, it's important to understand the three types of criticism:
      • Positive Criticism: Sharing what you like about something. (Be specific! "Good job!" doesn't share WHAT you like about a photo.)
      • Constructive Criticism: Sharing how a something could be improved. (Again, be specific! Saying "Make it better" doesn't tell someone HOW to make it better.)
      • Negative Criticism: Sharing what you don't like about something. (Avoid this. We're all learning, and being negative doesn't help as much as you might think it does.)
    5. The photos from Lesson 1 will be shared with you and also be showcased on the board.
    6. Students will be asked to look at the thumbnail images of the photos and select one to be viewed in a larger format.
    7. Students will then be asked to share what they like about the photo.
    8. "Wonderings" for how other, similar photos might be taken that also look interesting will be encouraged.
    9. At the end of class, students will find the Photography 2 assignment in Canvas to share what they liked about a specific photo and how they might create more like it.

  3. Photography 3: Photo Presentation

    1. Objective: Students will create presentations to showcase their favorite photos.
    2. Grading Rubric:
      • 4 Pts Presentation has very few spelling and/or grammatical errors.
      • 3 Pts Presentation showcases exactly 5 different photos.
      • 3 Pts Each photo has a name and sentence associated with it.
    3. Today you will be selecting your favorite photos so far and creating a presentation to share them.
    4. Mr. Smith has made a sample presentation that can be used as a guide.
    5. Your photos should already have been shared with you during the Photography 2 lesson. With Mr. Smith's sample as a guide, make your own presentation and include your top 5 photos taken by you.
      • Some of you may have taken photos before or after the Photo Walk we did for Lesson 1. You can pick from those also, but any photos you pick MUST be ones you've taken yourself!
    6. Find the Photography 3 assignment in Canvas to copy/paste your "Share Link" so the work can be graded.

  4. Photography 4: Exit Ticket

    1. Objective: Students will reflect on what they learned and what they liked to further reinforce the content covered.
    2. Grading Rubric:
      • 4 Pts Exit Ticket has very few spelling and/or grammatical errors. Proofread!
      • 3 Pts Exit ticket shares something you learned during the photography unit.
      • 3 Pts Exit ticket shares something you enjoyed during the photography unit.
    3. Look at the rubric so you know what is expected.
    4. Look for the Photography 4 assignment in Canvas to complete the rubric requirements.
    5. Once you've done this, you'll have two options:
      1. Check with Mr. Smith to see what you may resubmit (or hand in for the first time), then work on that!
      2. If you're all caught up, Mr. Smith will have another activity for you to complete in class as a reward.

Useful Resources

Standards


FouloisTech.info