September 19, 2008

Homework:
Sections 1 and 2 should always be thinking about story ideas for the play.  My goal for the coming week to to get them to begin a story and flesh out the details. 

Sections 3,6,7 were to bring a picture by today.  Unfortunately, most did not.  Please send in a picture with your child on Tuesday.

Today:
We did Photography Friday.  In all classes, we focused on what the photographer was trying to say with his picture.  We started by trying to explain the picture without knowing the story.  Then we looked at the caption that accompanied the picture.  In some cases, we were correct.  In other cases, there were not enough details in the picture to know exactly what the photographer was trying to convey.  For sections 3,6,7, this discussion related to their assignment: there is a story behind every picture.

For sections 1 and 2, I related today's pictures to the intention of the photographer.  I explained that whenever a photographer takes a picture, he realizes that someone is going to view the picture.  That knowledge affects what he photographs.  The students need to be aware of their audience as they conceive their plays.  I told them that they should be thinking about how they want to affect the audience.  What do they want the audience to go aways with when the play is over?