Historic Compositions,

Modern Technology
Wren Whiteside
8th Grade
 Project Introduction
• Students will start by
creating a sketchbook
page with camera
vocabulary and include
an anatomy of a camera
sketch
• The sketchbook page
must be filled entirely,
and the background
must be decorated
 Experimenting With The Camera

• The next step will be for the students to

experiment with the camera
• There will be a variety of objects for them to set up
and take pictures of
• They are encouraged to write notes about what
camera settings they like
• This is just to gain familiarity with the tools
 Second Sketchbook Page
• There will be a short • They will then create a filled
lecture at the beginning sketchbook page with
of class discussing definitions related to
historic compositions composition
from different cultures • They will analyze compositions
• This will be used to they are inspired by
introduce students to • They must also reflect on the
artists they can look up compositions of the best
to take composition pictures from their camera
inspiration from experimentation
 3 photos with
Project • A cohesive theme
• Differing compositions
• Differing camera settings
? • Different subjects/objects
?
Editing
• They will be taught how to use a
photo editor to make conservative
? changes to their photos
 Project Closure
• They will create a book spread
presenting themselves as an
artist and a reflection of their
work, including
• Camera settings used
• Breakdowns of compositional
choices
• How their choices enhanced
their theme
• Nice printouts of their final
*Can be handwritten or typed and printed, however
three pictures will be provided. the whole thing cannot be made on the computer
Accommodations
• Physical and digital written
instructions will be provided
for all aspects of the project
• There will be demos given for
anything necessary
• Students will be given time to
ask for help, or an individual
demo
• Video instructions will be
provided
• Students who are struggling to
focus will be frequently
reminded to stay on task, if it
is severely impacting others
around them, their seat will be
changed
• For students who are
struggling, they will be offered
a quiet place to work, and
breaks during class (at an
appropriate frequency). Their
project deadline might also be
extended if necessary.