Through the Camera Lens:
Views and Clues

Eighth Grade
Teacher's Guide
Wichita Photo Archives

Student Assignment | Overview | Step 1-Demonstration | Step 2-Analyzing and Comparing | Step 3-Selecting and Interpreting
Scoring Rubric
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Lesson Plan Step 2: Class Discussion

Analyzing and Comparing Photographs

Questions that encourage observation:
What do you see in the photo?
What do you see that makes you say that?
What details give information?

 

Select the appropriate method for your class:

Data Projector with Internet Access:

Locate the Search Page in the Wichita Photo Archives and project on a screen.
http://www.wichitaphotos.org/search.asp

Follow instructions in printed Student Assignment, Step 2 to enter keyword Carleton, browse the records that appear, and discuss.

Discussion: Ask students to describe what they see in the photographs.  They are to report specific details and then make inferences from the features they observe.  Refer to printed instructions or use the “Back” button to move between images and instructions.


Students at Personal Computers:

Instruct students to locate the Wichita Photo Archives on their personal computers and go to Search Page.  Students will follow their printed instructions to enter keyword Carleton, and browse the records that appear.  Discuss.


No Internet Access:

Locate the Search Page in the Wichita Photo Archives.  Enter keyword CarletonPrint and distribute copies of the records and enlarged photographs for discussion.  Note: Photocopies of a printed download may not show as many details as image on screen.

 

Samples of the Carleton School photographs

circa 1894


circa 1978

     

Finding More Information:

Instruct students to access the Student Assignment.  Guide the activity from there.

Go to Step 2; scroll down to “Finding More Information.”  See two options for reading about Carleton School.

Read the description of the Tihen Notes [pronounced Tee’-en]. Note that this is not the entire article that appeared in the newspaper.

Instruct students to click on the newspaper article link ( Image of Doctor Tihen ) and guide the reading of the article.

Use the “Back” button to return to the Student Assignment and click icon ( ) to read the history article.

Use the “Back” button repeatedly to return to Wichita Photo Archives and the array of Carleton School photographs.

Complete the discussion of the photographs with the questions on the Student Assignment.

 

Preparation for Lesson Plan Step 3:

How to Search the “Tihen Notes” for Annotated Newspaper Articles

How to Locate Entire Newspaper Articles

     
   

 

Go to Lesson Plan Step 3: Individual/Small Group Exercise.    

Student Assignment | Overview | Step 1-Demonstration | Step 2-Analyzing and Comparing | Step 3-Selecting and Interpreting
Scoring Rubric
| Standards and Benchmarks | Student Resources
| Teacher Resources | Wichita Photo Archives Lesson Plans