Lesson 2 Visual Literacy: Working together to produce ideal reflection and action images. Monday, July 17, 2006 (Afternoon Session 3:45 – 5:45) Description: Participants began by developing critical thinking through Literacy Through Photography (LTP) methods made famous by Wendy Ewald and Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies. Participants then applied their new visual awareness to the ESP central concept of “Backward Design” curriculum development by working with images generated by Bonnie Nizamis’ Digital Storytelling Workshop and Brett Cook to craft multimedia narratives based on ESP Peer to Peer Essential Questions as well as ideal reflection and action statements generated from ESP seminar attendees in the previous collaborative project workshop. Aims: A.) Have participants consider multi disciplinary/multi media assemblages and how they affect viewer accessibility to ideas. B.) Recognize installation as a tool to speak in different ways, through a variety of materials. Realize different materials as different languages. C.) Create a Protocol that works as a guide to articulate aspects of “Reflection” and “Action” D.) Develop literacy of images with modified visual thinking strategies E.) Participate in individual, small group, and entire workshop learning experiences. F.) Practice Mindfulness Materials: Copies of Wendy Ewald’s Learning to Read Photographs Pages 16 - 27 Ideal Peer to Peer statements Helen Levitt bio Photographs from ESP participants and faculty Materials for hanging images Raisins Prepared Polyester paper with REFLECTION/ACTION for list/rubric Paper for image narratives Visual studies questions Lesson plan to distribute Evaluation sheets Methods: A.) Mindfulness Exercise w/Raisins 20 minutes B.) Introduce rubric using participant’s contributions 10 minutes C.) Introduction to the Literacy Through Photography 20 minutes D.) Visual Studies questions to review images ESP image 30 minutes E.) Share synopsis from images 10 minutes F.) Introduce Sunday 7/16 Workshop installation G.) Write a paragraph of Reflection and/or Action to accompany statement from the Day 1 workshop and images from ESP 20 minutes H.) Collectively review questions and statements 10 minutes I.) Close – handout packets, evaluations, and reflections 10 minutes * in packet: Introduction to writing and photographs from I Wanna Take Me a Picture by Wendy Ewald.
Lesson 2 albums
 
Slideshow Narrative
Lesson 2
 
 
Video Working Together
Thinking Back, Looking Forward.
 
 
Workshop Links
  1. •I Wanna Take me a pic pg 17-20.pdf
  2. •LTP presentation ESP
  3. •Helen Levitt.doc
  4. •Visual Studies Questions.
 
Monday July 17th, 2006 Thinking Back, Looking Forward Collaborative Project Empire State Partnership Summer Seminar CW Post Campus, Long Island New York