The New York Times publishes photos intended for students to study and to question: What is going on in the photograph? What do you see that makes you say that? Can you make a guess as to what the original caption attached to the photo was? What might the subjects of the photo be saying? What might be going on just outside the frame of the photograph?
Students are encouraged to come up with questions they have about the photo in order to determine what the photo actually depicts. This activity allows student to use their questioning and inference skills, which are important when researching any topic. Perhaps the photograph can spark a particular memory a student might have had, allowing for a personal connection to the image.
I hope to use some of these photos to spark discussion and encourage deep level thinking.
Shown above is a sample photo, and below is a link to information about this feature of the Times:
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/how-to-teach-with-our-picture-prompts-and-other-times-images/
Here is the photo they posted this week:
Students are encouraged to come up with questions they have about the photo in order to determine what the photo actually depicts. This activity allows student to use their questioning and inference skills, which are important when researching any topic. Perhaps the photograph can spark a particular memory a student might have had, allowing for a personal connection to the image.
I hope to use some of these photos to spark discussion and encourage deep level thinking.
Shown above is a sample photo, and below is a link to information about this feature of the Times:
https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/how-to-teach-with-our-picture-prompts-and-other-times-images/
Here is the photo they posted this week:
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