River of Life
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 connect to their personal stories and legacy by mapping their river of life, grounding them in who they are as storytellers and considering the stories they may want to share with the world.nnRemembering and exploring our personal stories can be a beautiful and yet vulnerable activity, bringing up all types of feelings. This lesson can be used as the beginning of an individual and collective photo journey to create trust and identification within the group. Encourage participants to take time to reflect on what feels comfortable to share and what doesn't. It's a great way to begin reviewing the nuances of ethics around documentary work and respect for people's personal stories and privacy. Make sure to hold the space by modeling how to honor everyone's experiences u2014 everyone is welcome to share as little or as much as they want.nnAuthor: Natalia Guerrero u00b7 Materials: paper, notebook, pens, colored pencils u00b7 Time: 45 minutes u00b7 Age range: all ages.
- Map a personal river of life
- Build trust and identification within a group
- Reflect on ethics around documentary work and respect for personal stories