PHOTOGRAPHY FOR CHANGE ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA & PROJECT SEQUENCE

Final Project Criteria:

Your project must be:

• You will create a photo essay that illustrates a problem and possible solutions. 
• Must have a minimum of 10 high quality photos.
• You should have the following number of photos for each:
• What is the problem? (3-5 pictures)
• What are solutions? (3-5 pictures)
• What will it look or feel like when it is resolved? (1-2 pictures)
• Must include at least one of each of the following shots:
• Title panel – includes the title of your comic and who created it
• Establishing shot – expanded view shot or Pullback shot – zoomed out shot.
• Close-up shot – zoomed in shot
• Medium shot – ‘regular’ or ‘medium’ shot.  Not zoomed and no zoomed out
• Concluding photo - ?

• WRITING:
• Introductory paragraph explaining the issue
• Concluding paragraph explaining possible solutions and/or hopes for improvement.
• All photos must have a caption that has correct grammar and spelling.

• Presentation:
• Presented in one of the following formats:
• Google Sites, Google Slides, or Blogger.
• Presented to a selected group of students whom will peer evaluate your project. The teacher will also evaluate your project.
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Things to Consider:

• Be sure to have a ‘story’ that flows from one panel to the next.
• Try to create interesting compositions that hold the viewer’s attention.  Apply what you have learned:  focal point, breaking up the space with different values, etc.
• Consider photographing and interviewing someone. If it is a sensitive topic, this must be checked with teacher and individual.
• Consider using unique frame shapes.
• Who is your most important audiance? 

Project Sequence:  These will be graded separately for in-class points.

1. Brainstorm 3 - 5 ideas for each of the following:
• What are problems you see in: your own life, your home, your neighborhood, your school, your city, your state, your country, the world? These can be personal, social, or political.
2. Select 2-3 of your best ideas, and ask yourself, can this issue be represented in 10 photos? PHOTOS THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE!! If so, then proceed to the next steps. If not, select another topic.
3. Pick 2 of your topics, and for each answer the following in a sentence or 2. What is the problem? How would you like this to change? What are ways to change this? Where could you find more information about this topic? Are there any experts or individuals you would like to interview about this? How would you know the problem was solved? What would it look like?
4. Break down your above answers into the following categories to be photographed:
• What is the problem? (3-5 pictures)
• What are solutions? (3-5 pictures)
• What will it look or feel like when it is resolved? (1-2 pictures)
5. For both of your topics, write and draw (8-10 panels each) what you would photograph for each story idea.  Be sure to include what kind of shot each will be and any writing that will be included. 
6. Select your best idea and then submit your draft proposal (answers to 3-5) on Google Classroom. What format for presentation will you use?
7. Plan what to photograph and when.
8. All images should be saved in Google Drive.
9. Submit Contact Sheets for Problem (24 images) = PhotoForChangeProblemCS1
10. Submit Contact Sheets for Problem (24 images) = PhotoForChangeSolutionCS2
11. Submit Contact Sheets for Problem (12 images) = PhotoForChangeResolveCS3
12. Edit 24 best pictures. Submit Contact Sheet (24 images) = PhotoForChangeEdited
13. Select 10 final images for final photo essay. Write captions for each. 
14. Upload everything to GOOGLE DRIVE!
15. Critique: Small group share of in progress piece.  
16. Paul Witzel training to put images into presentation format.
17. Presentations.
18. Peer, self, and teacher evaluation.