Visual Lyrics

Based on the exhibition Contact High: Hip-Hopu2019s Iconic Photographs and Visual Culture, presented at Photoville 2017 by Contact High. Students will use historic and archival images to engage in topics of identity, relationships and friendships. They will analyze the role of photography in creating a historical perspective of individuals and events, discuss how technology has changed this dynamic, and translate visual information into text and vice versa.nnLearning objectives: create personal narratives from visual images; understand the importance of archives and historical narratives; and collaborate in a group discussion.nnThis lesson plan was created during United Photo Industriesu2019 2017 Education Day. Many thanks to the NYC Mayoru2019s Office of Media & Entertainment for supporting UPI Education.nnAuthors: Janine Lai, Lola Flash, Carla Rice with curator Vikki Tobak u00b7 Featuring photography by Barron Clairborne, Ray Lego, Stephen Shames and more u00b7 Grade level: 9th u2013 12th grade u00b7 Subjects: Social Studies u00b7 Time required: 90 minutes.

• Create personal narratives from visual images
• Understand the importance of archives and historical narratives
• Collaborate in a group discussion