Voices That Need to Be Heard

Based on the project cit.i.zen.ship, exhibited at Photoville from September 13 u2013 23, 2018 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Students will identify and research a current event of personal interest in order to ultimately design an image-and-text presentation on the topic.nnLearning objectives: identify and research a current event topic; collaborate in a group discussion to pool resources; and create a photo story and presentation to develop a narrative.nnThis lesson plan was created during United Photo Industriesu2019 Fall 2018 Teacher Professional Development Day. Many thanks to PhotoWings for supporting UPI Education.nnAuthors: Abby Verbosky, Colby Katz, Judith Ryan, Gordon Baldwin, Riana Gideon and Lorie Novak u00b7 Featuring photography by teen photographers Ruby Simon, Leonely Pacheco, Aisha Conte, Julie Lozano, Ryan Lefthand, and Thais Legrand u00b7 Grade level: 6th u2013 12th grade u00b7 Subjects: History, Art, English Language Arts, ESL, Government, Social Studies u00b7 Time required: 10 class sessions.

• Identify and research a current event topic
• Collaborate in a group discussion to pool resources
• Create a photo story and presentation to develop a narrative