Pictionaries 11-20 and synonyms unit 4 vocabulary.
As part of getting students ready to do the PTA Reflections Contest, I discussed how I divide pictures along a continuum. It ranges from Documenting to Artistic/Documenting to Artistic based on the picture's purpose. On the documenting side, the pictures are there to, well, document. They are plain. On the other extreme, the pictures are artistic; they are pieces of art that contain colors or lighting or a variety of other characteristics that make the picture more than just a picture. In the middle is artistic documenting. These are pictures that document, but they have artistic qualities. See the pictures below. I will try to get students to think about composing a shot rather than just snapping a picture.
I am excited to see what art form the students choose. I must confess, I am hoping that students take pictures. (FYI- Students will be responsible for printing their pictures.)
This picture is artistic.
This picture is artistic/ documenting.
This picture is documenting.
For more examples of pictures, we explored MSNBC's The Week in Pictures.
