A photo essay combines, pictures, words, and sometimes sounds to tell a story. We are going to create photo essays and post them to the website to communicate a story.
The Purpose
Tell a vivid and interesting story.
Use words, images, and sounds to tell that story.
Write clearly. Photo essays require the author to be precise and to allow the pictures to tell the story.
The Audience
High school students
Methods
Use Photostory or Movie Maker to combine pictures, text and sound into a unified presentation
Process
Select a theme or story you want to tell. See below.
Collect at least 4 pictures that tell your story. You can take your own pictures or find them online.
Write a 2-sentence caption for each picture.
Combine your photos and captions using the software.
Record voice-overs and add music to make your story more personal and more vivid.
Points
4 pictures (20)
2-sentence caption for each picture (20)
Tells a unified story. (20)
voice-overs and music (20)
Uses vivid pictures.(10)
Clear writing and speaking (10)
Stories
Something from the news that interests you, bothers you, inspires you
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