'PHOTOGRAPHY - WATER' GRADE 11
OVERVIEW OF LESSON
Students worked collaboratively to use photography as an ethnographic tool. They brainstormed together different issues connected to climate change from a local perspective and voted to work as a group to understand better what happens with the water they consume in the city they live. They analyzed the works of contemporary photographers especially Sebastiao Salgado, and created an exhibition exposing their findings regarding the documentation of an environmental issue.
TEACHING MATERIALS
Students will learn the technique of photography while analyzing conceptual aspects of the use of it as an ethnographic tool.
Age group: High school
Duration: 20 lessons, 45 minutes each
You will need: Printer
Tools: Phone camera
Technique: Photography
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