Lesson 2: Photos tell a story

Important information You have to submit a project at the end of the term for assessment. You are going to make your own museum exhibition. Start looking for pictures, documents, stories and objects that you can use.

Lesson 2: Photos tell a story

Define

Photo: An image captured on a camera that you can look at over and over again.

Core content

We can collect information by looking at photos and by asking and answering questions. Photos can provide us with information about the weather, events, people’s emotions, etc.

Let’s look at a few photos to see what information we can gather.

www.bothsidesofthetable.com In this photo we can see two men enjoying a meal together. This is not only a social visit, as they appear to be busy with work – the laptop is open. One can draw the conclusion that they are perhaps discussing work; a further observation relates to their clothes – they are both neatly dressed in office wear.

http://www.atkv.org.za/jeuginstituut All the people in the photo are scholars – we can see this because they are all wearing school uniforms. They are not in the same school as their clothes are different. This photo was taken on a cold day; we can see this because all the children are wearing jerseys or blazers. The photo was taken outside.