Sandra K. Friday
Language Arts English Standard 5.0 Viewing
Students will develop strategic viewing skills by interpreting and constructing meaning from visual sources.
While students will read supplemental material and write routinely in this unit, it focuses on viewing photographs and most of the skills that come into play in this Standard. For example, students will establish a purpose for viewing the photographs and they will develop questions prior to viewing the photographs taken by Gordon Parks that are featured in this unit. Students will use graphic organizers to organize information while viewing the photographs. While viewing, they will construct meaning through initial understanding and interpretation of the photographs. After viewing, students will construct meaning through analyzing, elaborating and responding critically. They will compare and contrast similar topics, themes, characters and problems.