A Picture is Worth 1,000

Words...

A Picture is Worth 1,000

Words...

Multimedia DesignLiscinsky9/1/2011

Multimedia DesignLiscinsky9/1/2011

Do Now

• Answer the following:

• What does the saying “A picture is worth 1,000 words” mean? Do you think there is any truth to this statement?

Directions• For Each Picture:

• Write your initial reaction. How does this picture make you feel?

• What do you see in this picture? Be specific! Look at the DETAILS! (Who is in it? What is happening?)

• Where do you think this picture was taken? (Country? City? State? Restaurant? Church? etc...) Give as many details as you can.

• When do you think this picture was taken. What was happening in the world at that time?

• Why do you think the photographer took this picture? What do you think he or she was feeling?

1945: Joe Rosenthal, The Associated PressMarines Raise the Flag on Iwo Jima

http://www.newseum.org/exhibits-and-theaters/permanent-exhibits/pulitzer/videos/1945-joe-rosenthal--the-associated-press.html

Bob McMillan - FEMA Sept 14, 2005

2000 Feature: Carol Guzy, Lucian Perkins and Michael WilliamsonRefugees From Kosovo

http://www.newseum.org/exhibits-and-theaters/permanent-exhibits/pulitzer/videos/2000-feature-carol-guzy--lucian-perkins-and-michael-williamson.html

1971 Spot News: John Paul Filo, Valley Daily News & Daily DispatchKent State Massacre

http://www.newseum.org/exhibits-and-theaters/permanent-exhibits/pulitzer/videos/1971-spot-news-john-paul-filo--valley-daily-news---daily-dispatch.html

Barbara Davis - Los Angeles Times

Dominic Figg - the Connecticut Post

Homework:

• Find 1 picture in the newspaper, on TV, or online that is appropriate and tells a story. Write 2 paragraphs about what this picture says to you. Remember the 5 W’s.