Description: Students continue working with their photographs by putting their ideas into words, giving their work a clear environmental message, and creating an exhibition to share their work with others.
Intention: Students develop environmental storytelling, writing, reflection, and presentation skills while exploring how images and words can communicate different perspectives on the environment.
This Brick is a continuation of Nature’s Point of View – Part 1. Make sure students have completed Part 1 and have selected a photograph to continue working with.
Choose and develop the final photo
Students select their final photograph and make simple edits if needed or desired, such as cropping or adjusting brightness. Encourage them to consider whether the edits strengthen the perspective and message of the photograph.
Add a short story
Students write a short caption or poem of maximum 100 words. It should communicate the chosen perspective and environmental theme. Encourage them to imagine what their photograph would say if it could speak.
Peer feedback
Students share their photograph and text with a partner. Use Two Stars and a Wish to identify two strengths and one suggestion for improvement. Students use the feedback to make a final adjustment to their work.
Share & reflect
Students share their work with the class or in small groups. Discuss questions such as:
Exhibition
Display the photographs and captions in the classroom or create a digital exhibition. Give students time to walk around, view each other’s work, and discuss the different perspectives they have discovered.
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