Literacy & Justice Through Photography

by Ewald, Wendy; Hyde, Katherine; Lord, Lisa

• ISBN13: 9780807752821
• ISBN10: 0807752827
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-06
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

This practical guide will help teachers to use the acclaimed "Literacy Through Photography" method developed by Wendy Ewald to promote critical thinking, self-expression, and respect in the classroom. The authors share their perspectives as an artist, a sociologist, and a teacher to show educators how to integrate four new "Literacy Through Photography" projects into the curriculum-The Best Part of Me, Black Self/White Self, American Alphabets, and Memories from Past Centuries. These field-tested projects invite students to create images representing their understanding of themselves and the world around them. The text includes classroom vignettes, project descriptions and lesson plans, and reflections and resources to help teachers explore important social and political topics with their students while also addressing standards across various disciplines and grade levels.

Author Biography

Wendy Ewald is creative director of Literacy Through Photography (LTP) at the Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. A 30-year retrospective of Ewald's work with children, Secret Games, was shown at museums across the United States. Katherine Hyde has a Ph.D in sociology, teaches at Duke University, and is the director of LTP. Lisa Lord has taught for over 35 years, has National Board Certification, and an Ed.D. in literacy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Wendy Ewald: An Artist's Frame	p. 1
Lisa Lord: A Teacher's Reflection	p. 4
Katie Hyde: Through a Sociologist's Lens	p. 8
About This Book	p. 10
The Best Part of Me Questioning Appearances, Exploring Identity
Wendy Ewald: An Artist's Frame	p. 14
Setting the Stage	p. 17
Creating a Safe Classroom Environment	p. 17
Brainstorming: Mapping the Body and Discovering Uniqueness	p. 19
Talking About the Body	p. 22
Reading Photographs	p. 25
Reading Family Photographs	p. 27
About Readers' and Writers' Workshops	p. 29
Planning and Making Photographs and Writing About Them	p. 31
Making Photographs	p. 31
Choosing and Picturing One Part of the Body	p. 34
Reading and Writing About Bodies	p. 38
Creating Work for an Audience	p. 43
Presenting a Collective Vision	p. 44
Making an Installation	p. 46
Making a Book	p. 51
Lisa Lord: A Teacher's Reflection	p. 53
Katie Hyde: Through a Sociologist's Lens	p. 54
Lesson Plans: The Best Part of Me	p. 57
Black Self/White Self Playing with the Ideas and Imagery of Race
Wendy Ewald: An Artist's Frame	p. 60
Setting the Stage	p. 65
Reading and Understanding Photographic Portraits	p. 65
Planning Self-Portraits	p. 68
Making Portraits together	p. 69
Delving DeeperùReading and Writing About Portraits	p. 73
Portraying Imagined Selves and Understanding Others	p. 77
Imagining Another Self	p. 77
Planning Other-Self Portraits	p. 78
Talking About and Making Other-Self Portraits	p. 81
Talking About Race	p. 86
Reconsidering Other-Self PortraitsùAltering, Writing, and Reflecting	p. 88
Project Variation: A Middle School Approach to Self	p. 94
Black Self/White Self	p. 94
Girl Self/Boy Self	p. 97
Lisa Lord: A Teacher's Reflection	p. 98
Katie Hyde: Through a Sociologist's Lens	p. 99
Lesson Plans: Black Self/White Self	p. 101
American Alphabets Picturing Words from the Language of Home
Wendy Ewald: An Artist's Frame	p. 106
Setting the Stage	p. 110
Word Lists for Three Different Alphabets	p. 110
Exploring One Alphabet: Writing About Home	p. 114
Talking About Language and Home	p. 118
Creating a Community Language: Home Alphabet Books	p. 121
Photographing Home Alphabets	p. 121
Making Home Alphabet Books	p. 124
Reading Alphabet Books and Writing Reflections on an Alphabet Word	p. 126
Creating Public Portraits of Home	p. 129
Selecting Words and Shooting Photographs for a Collaborative Home Alphabet	p. 129
Curating and Designing Posters for a Classroom Exhibition	p. 131
Installing and Sharing the Collaborative Exhibition	p. 134
Lisa Lord: A Teacher's Reflection	p. 136
Katie Hyde: Through a Sociologist's Lens	p. 137
Lesson Plans: American Alphabets	p. 140
Memories from Past Centuries Performing History, Thinking About Everyday Choices
Wendy Ewald: An Artist's Frame	p. 144
Setting the Stage	p. 150
Exploring PreconceptionsùWhat (We Think) We Know About Jews	p. 150
A Famous Diary and a Modern Genre	p. 153
Studying Documents and Getting to Know Children s Survival Stories	p. 154
Photographs of Rescued Children	p. 154
Case Histories of Rescued Children	p. 157
Reading Aloud Children's Literature on the Holocaust	p. 158
Talking About the Holocaust	p. 159
Writing Historical Fiction	p. 160
A Child's Story	p. 160
A Friend's Story	p. 163
A Nazi's Story	p. 166
Creating Multimedia Art with a Message	p. 170
Trying Out a PartùPerforming and Recording Stories About Rescued Children	p. 170
Collaborating to Make a Larger Story with a Lasting Message	p. 173
Making Movies and Going Public	p. 175
Project Variation: American Indian Boarding Schools	p. 180
Lisa Lord: A Teacher's Reflection	p. 181
Katie Hyde: Through a Sociologist's Lens	p. 183
Lesson Plans: Memories from Past Centuries	p. 185
References and Additional Classroom Resources for Teachers and Students	p. 189
Technical Resources	p. 195
About the Authors	p. 199
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