You may want to check out:

http://www.mtsu.edu/~then/

under the Photograph section

Aaron Marcavitch

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> Greetings!
> I'm working on an educator's guide for an exhibit which will have a lot of
> historical photos. I'm going to be including a section on interpreting
> historical photos and am researching the variety of ways this has been
> effectively taught. The guide is geared to grades 4 through high school .
> This material will be included in the pre-visit section of the guide, so the
> activities will be teacher directed in the class and then reinforced when
> they visit the exhibit and look at the actual photos. I'd like to know from
> my fellow listers what has worked best in learning to look at photos-- the
> kinds of questions you asked about the photos, how to excavate the most
> meaning and information from historical photos, etc.  My goal is to get the
> kids to really look at the photos and ask themselves a series of questions
> that will enable them to gather information about the time and place and
> context of the photograph.  If you wouldn't mind sharing any hand-outs/work
> sheets you have developed, it would be truly appreciated. My fax number is
> below. Thanks!
> Shari Davis
> Creative Ways
> Phone 818-992-4688
> Fax (E-fax) 801-740-5306
>
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