Updated: Dec. 11, 2015
Students
1. After looking closely at the image above (or at the full-size image), think about these three questions:
- What is going on in this picture?
- What do you see that makes you say that?
- What more can you find?
2. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that opens on the right. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, though teachers of younger students are welcome to post what their students have to say.)
3. After you have posted, try reading back to see what others have said, then respond to someone else by posting another comment. Use the “Reply” button or the @ symbol to address that student directly.
Each Monday, our collaborator, Visual Thinking Strategies, will facilitate a discussion from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern time by paraphrasing comments and linking to responses to help students’ understanding go deeper. You might use their responses as models for your own.
4. On Friday mornings, we will reveal at the bottom of this post more information about the photo. How does reading the caption and learning its back story help you see the image differently?
More?
- See all images in this series.
- Learn how other teachers use it.
- Read our introductory post.
- Find out about the philosophy, curriculum and professional development opportunities offered by Visual Thinking Strategies.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2015
This week’s image is from the Nov. 18, 2015 “Pictures of the Day” post on the Lens blog. The original caption reads:
A Hindu devotee in Delhi took a self-portrait during the [Chhath Puja] festival in a boat on the Yamuna River, clogged with foam caused by industrial pollution.
Here are additional photos showing events from this year’s Chhath Puja festival.
And, we also used a photo from last year’s festival on “What’s Going On in This Picture?”
Anindito Mukherjee is the photographer.