Digital Lesson Plan

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October 31, 2011, Issue
The Power of Pictures

Explore the power of photography with a
Scope play, a Scope video, and an essential question

Summary:

In this lesson, students will view a Scope video that presents four thought-provoking photographs and read a play about the late photographer Lewis Hine. Then they will use these resources to write a reflective essay answering the essential question Can a picture change the world?

Main objectives:
• to explore how photographs can effect change
• to make connections across media types
• to participate in class and small-group discussions
• to write a reflective essay

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Materials:
• digital version of Worked to the Bone to project
• Scope video “Can a Picture Change the World?”
• step-by-step lesson plan
• Scope worksheet “Critical Thinking Questions: Worked to the Bone”
• Scope worksheet “Look and Reflect”
• contest entry form (optional)

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