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Photography Use in Writing Assignments
This document discusses using photographs to enhance writing assignments. Teachers can use photos as writing prompts to inspire students by having them describe characters, settings, or tell a story based on the image. Students can also supplement their own writing with photos by selecting or creating images that enhance essays or stories. Using visuals can add creativity, historical context, emotion, and aid memory to help make writing more memorable.
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- 1. PHOTOGRAPHY use in WRITINGassignments Jessica Cole Instructional Designer
- 2. 1. Teachers: They canbe used as writing prompts (Balsley, n.d.; McKenzie, 1996; Tachibana, 2010). When photographs are created (or selected) by... 2. Students: They can supplement writing or be used in a photo essay (Balsley, n.d.; McKenzie, 1995; Sidaway, 2002).
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- 4. “Every photo isa story after all, and despite a photo's often literal representation of the world, it invites myriad interpretations. -Tachibana, 2010
- 5. Describe the characters Includedetails not shown in the image.
- 6. Describe the setting Addimagination.
- 7. Tell a story ▷Spark ideas. ▷ See multiple interpretations.
- 8. For More Inspiration, See: ▷VisualWriting Prompts http://visualprompts.weebly.com/view-all.html ▷150 Amazing Images for Your Next Writing Session http://www.slideshare.net/kevcummins/150-amazing- writing-prompts-pictures
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- 10. Enhance essays & stories ▷Students select or create their photos. ▷ This adds creativity to writing. ▷ Visuals aid in memory.
- 11. “I’ve learned thatpeople will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. -Maya Angelou
- 12. Emotion Visuals may heightenemotion.
- 13. Add historical context Visualsoffer historical cues.
- 14. Enhance essays & stories ▷Encourage creativity through added photos. ▷ Visuals aid in memory. ▷ Visuals add emotion. Enhance writing with relevant visuals: ▷ Historical landmarks ▷ Architecture ▷ Landscape Location
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- 16. Use photographs aswriting prompts! CharactersSetting Plot
- 17. Encourage photos withwriting Show & Tell Real places, people, & things. Emotion Make a memorable impact. Memory Link visuals to the facts or story.
- 18. References Anonymous.(n.d). Why visualizationaids memory. Retrieved from http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/memory-visual.html Balsley, J. (n.d.). Integrating photography into the common core. Retrieved from https://www.theartofed.com/2013/04/25/integrating- photography-into-the-common-core/ McKenzie, B. D., & Hurt, J. (1995). Integrating photography into the curriculum inexpensively: Student applications. School Library Media Activities Monthly, 11(9), 36. McKenzie, B. K., & Davidson, T. J. (1996). Photography & the curriculum.. School Library Media Activities Monthly, 13(2), 32. Northrup, T. (2014). Tony Northrup's DSLR book: How to create stunning digital photography. Sidaway, J. D. (2002). Photography as geographical fieldwork. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 26(1), 95-103. doi:10.1080/03098260120110395 Tachibana, G. (2010). Teachers use writing prompts to spark creativity. Retrieved from http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3125 Note: All photographs in this presentation were taken by Jessica Cole, including theatrical images (with permission from Scottsdale Musical Theater Company).