Ideas for Using  “Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker And The FSA/OWI Photographers” In The Classroom
written by Frank W. Baker, media education consultant, © 2008

 

 
Photography
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Photography In The Classroom

Photographs are part of the “non-print texts” that English/Language Arts teachers, among others, should include in their classrooms.

The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) passed a resolution in 1998 proclaiming: “it would be a breach of our duties as teachers for us to ignore the rhetorical power of visual displays” and “Viewing and visually representing (defined in the NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts) are a part of our growing consciousness of how people gather and share information. Teachers and students need to expand their appreciation of the power of print and non-print texts. Teachers should guide students in constructing meaning through creating and viewing non-print texts.” (Source)

History and art educators will also appreciate not only these photographer’s stories in the historical context, but also how these photographer’s pictures can and should be used to teach "visual literacy" to their students.