Mapping Windows into Personal Documentary

This lesson plan is part of the Resource Guide Connecting Through Time: Intergenerational & Family Storytelling, a Photoville and PhotoWings collaboration developed at the onset of COVID-19 to support intergenerational storytelling through photography.nnStudents define who they want to connect to and why. This session is dedicated to making space to map out all the windows into potential ways in which we can connect to stories we want to tell. Through reflection, students can connect to all the possibilities of stories that will bring purpose through their photography.nnDesigned as a two-session arc, with facilitation notes inviting educators to adapt prompts and questions as needed to reflect each group's interest, age, and overall goal of the program.nnAuthor: Natalia Guerrero u00b7 Materials: paper, notebook, pens, colored pencils u00b7 Time: 2 sessions u00b7 Age range: all ages.

• Define personal connections to potential documentary subjects
• Map a sense of purpose for a photography project