Time Detectives: Investigating Images of a Nation

Can you prove the old adage "a picture is worth a thousand words"? As you observe the following photographs, look for clues that show who? what? where? when? how? why?

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Photograph 1		Photograph 2
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	Photograph 3
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Photograph 4		Photograph 5

Procedure

Activity One - Filing

Would you file these photographs under the heading of PEOPLE, OBJECTS, or ACTIVITIES?

Photograph 1:

Photograph 2:

Photograph 3:

Photograph 4:

Photograph 5:

Activity Two - Taking a Second Look

Take a closer look at one of the photographs.

• Which one did you choose?

• Where do you think this photo was taken?

• When do you think it was taken?

Activity Three - Making Inferences

List three things you might infer from this photo:

 

1.

 

2.

 

3.

Activity Four - Updating

Would a current version of this photograph look similar or different? Find or create an updated image to support your statement.

Activity Five - Sequencing

List the photographs in chronological order. Explain your sequence.

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Lesson developed by Gail Desler, Elk Grove Unified School District, and Heidi Dettwiller, San Juan Unified School District