Topic: Photography

Year 5 & 6

Reading Level   (10- 11 years)

Duration 1 week

Achievement objectives

Learning outcomes

Personal  Reading
Presenting

bulletAble to select and read independently for enjoyment and research
bulletAble to use verbal and visual features to communicate ideas using comics

Processes

Learning outcomes

Thinking Critically (Reading and Writing)
Exploring Language (Viewing and Presenting)

bulletAble to discuss and convey meanings in written text
bulletAble to identify important features of verbal and visual language and use them to create a comic

Resources
Instructional readers

bullet My Camera Pt 3 No 2 1998
bullet Pioneer Photographer Pt3  No2 1982
bullet Fun with photos Pt 4 No 2, 2000
bullet Adrian Heke Photographer Pt 3 No 3 2005

Internet sites

bullet  11 tips for taking quality photos http://electricteacher.com/diversity/photography.htm  
bullet More tips http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317&pq-locale=en_US
bullet History of photography http://www.ted.photographer.org.uk/photohistory_origin.htm

Learning Experiences

  1. Read ‘My camera’. Discuss what sort of cameras are available today, identify why the main characters shots weren’t working out.
    Related reading activity - Inspiration template ‘analyse the storyline
  2. Read Pioneer Photographer’. Focus on the character traits he displayed to survive and take his photos
    Related reading activity – Inspiration template Describe the character
  3. Read Fun with Photos. Focus on tips that can be used for taking photos
    Related reading activity – take at least 5 photos, critique them, identify what mistakes you made by rereading this text or checking on the Tips websites. Import these photos into PowerPoint template ‘My first photos’  and type in what you should have done
  4. Read Adrian Heke. Focus on identifying the steps to taking a series of photos, discuss story boarding
    Related reading activity – decide on what your comic is going to be about, what photos you need, what text will go onto the photos Inspiration template Comic Photo ideas, then storyboard on Storyboard template. Finally put together in Comic Life.

Assessment

Self assessment

Extra Activities

 

View tips website make notes for further reference

 

View history of photography, make a timeline of main events

 

 

 

       

 

Photo Self Assessment          Name:________________________

 

I found out this new information:

 

 

Compulsory Tasks

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JJ

I could have done better

I did quite well

I did my best work

What could I do next time to improve or what went wrong?

Analyse the story line

 

 

 

 

 

 

Describe the character

 

 

 

 

 

 

My first photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comic photo ideas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comic Life page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optional Activities

View tips website and make notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

View history of photography and make timeline

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teacher Comment

 

 

Photo Rubric: Colour the boxes you achieved

 

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3

Total

Analyse the story line

Able to identify some of the elements

Able to identify initiating problem, reaction and resolution

Able to identify initiating problem, reaction and resolution and describe in full

 

Describe the character

Able to find 4 descriptive words

Able to find 4 descriptive words that describe this character and some passages that explain this characteristic

Able to find 4 descriptive words that describe this character and then relate to passages in the story that support this description

 

My first photos

Able to take 5 photos, needs support to use PowerPoint

Able to take 5 photos, insert into PowerPoint with support and critique them

Able to take 5 photos, insert into PowerPoint and critique them fully

 

Comic photo ideas

Able to use at least one of the 3 thinking hats to come up with a variety of ideas

Able to use some of the 3 thinking hats to come up with a variety of ideas, able to make a final decision

Able to use the 3 thinking hats to come up with a variety of ideas, able to make a final decision

 

Storyboard

Able to storyboard ideas in a sequence and add appropriate text with support

Able to storyboard some ideas in a sequence with support and add appropriate text

Able to storyboard ideas in a sequence and add appropriate text

 

Comic Life page

Able to insert photos into Comic Life template and add appropriate text with full support

Able to insert photos into Comic Life template with some support and add appropriate text

Able to independently insert photos into Comic Life template and add appropriate text