What can you infer from this photograph?
What does this photo tell you about the elderly in society/transport management?
Why was this picture taken?
What is the message of this photograph?
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Secondary 3 Social Studies Project
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Submission:
1. Email ONLY photo file (in jpeg) to khookymonster@yahoo.com
2. Keep your explanation caption as text in email. DO NOT SEND PHOTO INSERTED WORD DOCUMENT.
3. Project marks awarded for photo submission & online discussion
4. Deadline: 16 Jul 07
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Aim: The aim of this project is to show in a photograph a message relevant to a theme in Social Studies.
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Themes: You can choose to explore anyone of these themes in your photograph:
Governance in
Managing Healthcare
Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Societies
Bonding
Managing Peace and Security: Deterrence and Diplomacy
Procedure:
- Read your Social Studies textbook.
- Select a chapter that discusses an issue that appeals to you for your photograph.
- Think of a setting, scenario, situation where you can take a photograph that illustrates your take on the theme you have chosen. Eg. You might take an interest in “Governance in
- You can focus the subject of your photograph on PEOPLE, PLACES or PRACTICES.
- Caption your photo with a short write-up (of no more than 50 words) of the message(s) of your photo and the reason(s) you took the photo. Eg. For the photo on elderly enjoying their twilight years, your message could be that growing old presents new learning opportunities. And the reason you took that photo with that message could be because too often growing old has been presented as sorrowful and sorry.
- You may take as many photos as you wish for as many themes as you want to explore. However, you have to selected your best photograph for submission in this project.
- Ensure that you do not exceed 2-mpg for your photographs.
- Save your photo files in a thumb drive to be given to your teacher for file transfer when the project is due.
Objectives:
- To promote greater engagement with Social Studies through seeing its relevance to everyday life.
- To appreciate photography as an art and skill through understanding its potential as a message medium.
- To sharpen inferencing and picture analysis skills through the practice of thinking about message, medium and meaning.
- To develop a sense of national identity through developing opinions and perspectives about national issues/concerns.
