| Title |
Carroll, Brittany_MED_2021 |
| Alternative Title |
USING PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE CONCEPT OF PHOTOVOICE AS A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM |
| Creator |
Carroll, Brittany |
| Collection Name |
Master of Education |
| Description |
Critically analyzing text is an essential component of English Language Arts instruction. Students of every ability in the English Language Arts classroom struggle to understand abstract concepts such as theme. The purpose of this project was to create a curriculum that uses photography and the concept of Photovoice to help students understand the abstract concept of theme while keeping engagement levels high. This curriculum provides a differentiated way for students to work within their level of understanding and still reach the objective of being able to comprehend the theme(s) of a text. The concept of Photovoice can help make the element of theme relevant as students learn using examples from their own lives while communicating and collaborating with peers. This curriculum was designed for high school students, grades 11 and 12. The designed unit is for students of all levels and can be used to introduce the concept of theme through the medium of photography. Feedback implies that this curriculum will help make the abstract concept of theme accessible to students of varying abilities and help make text relevant to their lives by using examples from their real-life experiences and collaboration with others. It will heighten analytical skills and increase engagement throughout the process. Based on reviewer feedback, there are several changes that could enhance this curriculum and should be considered before implementation. These changes include adding a detailed step-by-step process for the students to follow while going through the process of determining theme, adding varying levels of text to encapsulate a range of reading abilities in the classroom, finding audio versions of the text for those students who need that extra support, and differentiating the final assessment by creating a mix of multiple-choice questions and analysis questions |
| Subject |
Education; Photography |
| Keywords |
English Language Arts instruction; Photovoice; Peer collaboration |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Date |
2021 |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records; Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s647zpnd |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
96844 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s647zpnd |
