They look sad. The story behind the photo.
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Tema: Expression of feelings and moods.
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Enunciat
We are going to describe a photograph by American photographer Dorothea Lange (1895-1965). But first, let’s deal with some vocabulary.
WARMING UP. Copy and join emojis and adjectives from de b/b. Draw any other circles you need.
PLEASED / IN LOVE, EXCITED, SURPRISED, SAD/ BLUE/ UNHAPPY/, CHEERFUL, DELIGHTED, ANGRY, HILARIOUS, COOL, ASHAMED/ EMBARRASSED/ SHY, HAPPY.
ACTIVITY 1. Feelings and Emotions
Model dialogue:
TEACHER: Hi María! How do you feel today?
STUDENT A: I’m …
TEACHER: (Good! /Oh! I’m sorry) Why?
STUDENT A: Because…
Repeat the dialogue in your group/ pair. Copy the USEFUL EXPRESSIONS from the b/b.
ACTIVITY 2. PAIR/GROUP WORK (MIME)
a) Mime a short dialogue (as in Activity 1) in front of the class.
b) Repeat the actual dialogues (in words) of some of your fellow students .
ACTIVITY 3. They look sad
- Describe the characters in the photo. Try to answer these questions. Ask your teacher for help.
How many people can we see in the photo?
Who are they?
What are they wearing? Describe their clothes.
How do they feel?
Can you guess why?
Where are they?
When was this photo taken?
ACTIVITY 4.
IN CLASS or FOR HOMEWORK : Write a short description of Migrant Mother.
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‘Migrant Mother’ is the title of a photograph by .... , from ....... . D.L. is an American documentary photographer. In the photo we can see… They are wearing ... They are in … |
Observacions i context
- WARMING UP/INTRODUCTION (10’)
The teacher could draw as many emoji circles on the board as many Feelings and Emotions adjectives he/she intends to present to the students.
(In the example: PLEASED / IN LOVE, EXCITED, SURPRISED, SAD/BLUE/UNHAPPY/, CHEERFUL, DELIGHTED, ANGRY, HILARIOUS, COOL, ASHAMED/EMBARRASSED/SHY, HAPPY).
The teacher would fill in the circles with some of the most common adjectives (e.g. HAPPY / SAD), but leave some blank. Students work in pairs or small groups to complete the circles and rush to the board to
a) label the ones that the teacher has drawn, as well as
b) fill in the blank circles with emojis and adjectives. TIME SETTING (e.g. 5')
Possible emojis to use in class.
- ACTIVITY 1. SPEAKING
Teachers should write Feelings and Emotions on the pictures on the board.
They could start a short dialogue with the students and then continue in pairs.
It would be useful to write USEFUL EXPRESSIONS on the board (5').
- ACTIVITY 3. READING
Migrant Mother, the photograph by Dorothea Lange (1936) is introduced.
Where are they?
When was this photo taken? (At this point the teacher should introduce some biographical elements about Dorothea Lange and the story behind the photo.)
- Other contemporary women photographers:
Marion Post Wolcott (1910-1990): was the first woman to be offered a job as a full-time photographer for the Farm Security Administration.
Louise Rosskam (1910-2003): photographed Washington DC and Vermont, focusing on racial justice.
Marjory Collins (1912-1985): photographed the lives of African Americans, Jews, immigrants, and others.
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991): documented changes in New York City, paying particular attention to how infrastructure affects the daily lives of people.
Other women photographers belonging to other artistic movements were Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976), Kati Horna (1912-2000) and Tina Modotti (1896-1942), as well as Gerda Taro (1910-1937) in Europe.
<https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/artists-of-the-new-deal> ( 20-01-2022)
Descripció
Activities to work on oral expression and oral/written comprehension.
Using emojis, the teacher presents vocabulary about feelings and emotions, and then analyses the photo Migrant Mother, by Dorothea Lange (1936).
Basic description: a photo.