Telling Stories With Photo Essays
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Description
"The authors offer a wealth of ways to engage children in expressing meaning and documenting experiences through photographs. They provide all the practical help teachers need to use this exciting medium to expand children's ways of perceiving, representing, and thinking about their world."
—Carol Copple, Director of Publications and Initiatives in Educational Practice
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Give children new ways to express their thoughts and ideas!
When children create photo essays, they are encouraged to share their thoughts in an authentic and personal way. This creative new resource offers teachers ready-to-use tools and strategies for involving children in creating photo essays as a way to communicate ideas, experiences, and emotions.
Teachers will discover how to inspire children to capture the aesthetics of their environment, document historical events and personal stories, keep a record of what they learn, and become advocates for causes as they explore responsible citizenship. The book offers ideas and examples that illustrate how photo essays can be used:
- As part of portfolios to record what children have learned
- To help boost the confidence of struggling writers, including English language learners and children with special needs
- As an alternate assessment format to engage challenged students
- To meet state and national standards
Photo essay activities are ideal for any teacher looking for new ways to nurture student expression, excitement, and creativity in the classroom.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Introduction
- 1. Photo Essays and Children
- Photography and Expression
- Children as Photographers
- 2. Developing a Photo Essay
- Photo Essays
- Captions and Photographs Working Together for Voice
- Thinking In-Depth About Captions
- Timelines
- Teachers and Photo Essays
- Presentation Formats for Photo Essays
- Children Presenting Photo Essays
- 3. Photographs Tell a Story in History
- Creating a Historical Photo Essay: The Freedom Trail
- Ideas for Historical Photo Essays
- 4. Personal History Photo Essays
- Sample Personal History Photo Essay
- Ideas for Personal History Photo Essays
- 5. Nature Experience Photo Essays
- Sample Nature Photo Essay
- Ideas for Nature Photo Essays
- 6. Field Trip Photo Essays
- Sample Field Trip Photo Essay
- Ideas for Field Trip Photo Essays
- 7. Overcoming Traumatic Events
- Sample Photo Essay of a Tornado
- Ideas for Photo Essays Helping Children Deal With Traumatic Events
- 8. Career Photo Essays
- Sample Career Photo Essay
- Ideas for Career Photo Essays
- 9. Integrating Curriculum Photo Essays
- Sample Photo Essay of an Integrated Math Activity
- Ideas for Integrated Photo Essays
- 10. Advocacy Photo Essays
- Sample Advocacy Photo Essay on Endangered Animals
- Ideas for Advocacy Photo Essays
- 11. Using Photographs to Interpret the Past; Contributing Author Dr. Gary Fertig
- Using Photographs to Evaluate the Historical Significance of Change
- Using Photographs to Identify Causes and Effects
- Using Photographs to Evoke Empathy
- Using Photographs to Initiate Historical Inquiry
- Summary and Conclusions
- 12. Assessment and Rubrics
Resource: Standards Alignment
Resource: Standards Alignment
Bibliography of Suggested Children’s Photo Essay Books
Bibliography of Suggested Children’s Photo Essay Books
References
References
Index
Index
Description
"The authors offer a wealth of ways to engage children in expressing meaning and documenting experiences through photographs. They provide all the practical help teachers need to use this exciting medium to expand children's ways of perceiving, representing, and thinking about their world."
—Carol Copple, Director of Publications and Initiatives in Educational Practice
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Give children new ways to express their thoughts and ideas!
When children create photo essays, they are encouraged to share their thoughts in an authentic and personal way. This creative new resource offers teachers ready-to-use tools and strategies for involving children in creating photo essays as a way to communicate ideas, experiences, and emotions.
Teachers will discover how to inspire children to capture the aesthetics of their environment, document historical events and personal stories, keep a record of what they learn, and become advocates for causes as they explore responsible citizenship. The book offers ideas and examples that illustrate how photo essays can be used:
- As part of portfolios to record what children have learned
- To help boost the confidence of struggling writers, including English language learners and children with special needs
- As an alternate assessment format to engage challenged students
- To meet state and national standards
Photo essay activities are ideal for any teacher looking for new ways to nurture student expression, excitement, and creativity in the classroom.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
Introduction
- 1. Photo Essays and Children
- Photography and Expression
- Children as Photographers
- 2. Developing a Photo Essay
- Photo Essays
- Captions and Photographs Working Together for Voice
- Thinking In-Depth About Captions
- Timelines
- Teachers and Photo Essays
- Presentation Formats for Photo Essays
- Children Presenting Photo Essays
- 3. Photographs Tell a Story in History
- Creating a Historical Photo Essay: The Freedom Trail
- Ideas for Historical Photo Essays
- 4. Personal History Photo Essays
- Sample Personal History Photo Essay
- Ideas for Personal History Photo Essays
- 5. Nature Experience Photo Essays
- Sample Nature Photo Essay
- Ideas for Nature Photo Essays
- 6. Field Trip Photo Essays
- Sample Field Trip Photo Essay
- Ideas for Field Trip Photo Essays
- 7. Overcoming Traumatic Events
- Sample Photo Essay of a Tornado
- Ideas for Photo Essays Helping Children Deal With Traumatic Events
- 8. Career Photo Essays
- Sample Career Photo Essay
- Ideas for Career Photo Essays
- 9. Integrating Curriculum Photo Essays
- Sample Photo Essay of an Integrated Math Activity
- Ideas for Integrated Photo Essays
- 10. Advocacy Photo Essays
- Sample Advocacy Photo Essay on Endangered Animals
- Ideas for Advocacy Photo Essays
- 11. Using Photographs to Interpret the Past; Contributing Author Dr. Gary Fertig
- Using Photographs to Evaluate the Historical Significance of Change
- Using Photographs to Identify Causes and Effects
- Using Photographs to Evoke Empathy
- Using Photographs to Initiate Historical Inquiry
- Summary and Conclusions
- 12. Assessment and Rubrics
Resource: Standards Alignment
Resource: Standards Alignment
Bibliography of Suggested Children’s Photo Essay Books
Bibliography of Suggested Children’s Photo Essay Books
References
References
Index
Index
Reviews
Telling Stories With Photo Essays
A Guide for PreK-5 Teachers
October 2009 | 152 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412964593 | $37.95 |
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412964586 | $67.95 |
"The authors offer a wealth of ways to engage children in expressing meaning and documenting experiences through photographs. They provide all the practical help teachers need to use this exciting medium to expand children's ways of perceiving, representing, and thinking about their world."
—Carol Copple, Director of Publications and Initiatives in Educational Practice
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Give children new ways to express their thoughts and ideas!
When children create photo essays, they are encouraged to share their thoughts in an authentic and personal way. This creative new resource offers teachers ready-to-use tools and strategies for involving children in creating photo essays as a way to communicate ideas, experiences, and emotions.
Teachers will discover how to inspire children to capture the aesthetics of their environment, document historical events and personal stories, keep a record of what they learn, and become advocates for causes as they explore responsible citizenship. The book offers ideas and examples that illustrate how photo essays can be used:
- As part of portfolios to record what children have learned
- To help boost the confidence of struggling writers, including English language learners and children with special needs
- As an alternate assessment format to engage challenged students
- To meet state and national standards
Photo essay activities are ideal for any teacher looking for new ways to nurture student expression, excitement, and creativity in the classroom.
Table Of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- 1. Photo Essays and Children
- Photography and Expression
- Children as Photographers
- 2. Developing a Photo Essay
- Photo Essays
- Captions and Photographs Working Together for Voice
- Thinking In-Depth About Captions
- Timelines
- Teachers and Photo Essays
- Presentation Formats for Photo Essays
- Children Presenting Photo Essays
- 3. Photographs Tell a Story in History
- Creating a Historical Photo Essay: The Freedom Trail
- Ideas for Historical Photo Essays
- 4. Personal History Photo Essays
- Sample Personal History Photo Essay
- Ideas for Personal History Photo Essays
- 5. Nature Experience Photo Essays
- Sample Nature Photo Essay
- Ideas for Nature Photo Essays
- 6. Field Trip Photo Essays
- Sample Field Trip Photo Essay
- Ideas for Field Trip Photo Essays
- 7. Overcoming Traumatic Events
- Sample Photo Essay of a Tornado
- Ideas for Photo Essays Helping Children Deal With Traumatic Events
- 8. Career Photo Essays
- Sample Career Photo Essay
- Ideas for Career Photo Essays
- 9. Integrating Curriculum Photo Essays
- Sample Photo Essay of an Integrated Math Activity
- Ideas for Integrated Photo Essays
- 10. Advocacy Photo Essays
- Sample Advocacy Photo Essay on Endangered Animals
- Ideas for Advocacy Photo Essays
- 11. Using Photographs to Interpret the Past; Contributing Author Dr. Gary Fertig
- Using Photographs to Evaluate the Historical Significance of Change
- Using Photographs to Identify Causes and Effects
- Using Photographs to Evoke Empathy
- Using Photographs to Initiate Historical Inquiry
- Summary and Conclusions
- 12. Assessment and Rubrics
- Resource: Standards Alignment
- Bibliography of Suggested Children’s Photo Essay Books
- References
- Index