ENGLISH FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 2014-2015: TED Talks on Photography: Taryn Simon

Friday, 28 November 2014

TED Talks on Photography: Taryn Simon

Taryn Simon photographs secret sites (18:50): Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography -- to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise. She shares two projects: one documents otherworldly locations typically kept secret from the public, the other involves haunting portraits of men convicted for crimes they did not commit.

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Lesson Plan

LESSON No. 01 [2014-10-03]
Introduction: teacher, students, module contents and evaluation criteria. Project assignment.
Formative assessment: Placement Test.

LESSON No. 02 [2014-10-10]
Placement Test results - CEFR levels.
'Do you like to take photographs?' - answering a questionnaire and discussing. 'Fun with Photography' - comprehension.
'Street Photography Do's and Don'ts' - watching and discussing a video.

LESSON No. 03 [2014-10-17]
'Photography Terms' - reading comprehension and translation of a paragraph. Generalization: 'Taking Pictures'.
The parts of a digital camera - blind labelling and matching names and definitions with a diagram.
'Impossible Photography' - watching and discussing a TED Talks video.

LESSON No. 04 [2014-10-24]
Warm-up activity: 'Two truths and a lie'.
Comprehension and generalization: Camera care.
'David Griffin: How Photography Connects Us' - watching and discussing a TED Talks video.

LESSON No. 05 [2014-10-31]
Correction of last lesson's comment on the film.
Warm-up activity: 'Yes,... and...'.
Comprehension: Photographing Animals.
Telling a story: ordering jumbled pictures and writing captions.

LESSON No. 06 [2014-11-07]
Project activity progress report.
Vocabulary study: software, applications and tools used for graphics and design.Reading comprehension and vocabulary exercises.
Watching and discussing the video 'The History of English in 10 Minutes'.

LESSON No. 07 [2014-11-14]
Vocabulary study and exercises: multimedia (systems, file formats, applications) semantic field.
Watching the South African short film 'The Blind Photographer'.
Writing a short essay on the film - expressing ideas and feelings about the role of the photographer in society.

LESSON No. 08 [2014-11-21]
Reading out the essays on 'The Blind Photographer'. Class discussion - the role of the photographer in society.
Vocabulary study and exercises: image editing and graphic design semantic fields.

LESSON No. 09 [2014-11-28]
Preparation for the oral presentations.
Revising every PowerPoint presentation.
Hints and tips.
Practicing speaking skills.

LESSON No. 10 [2014-12-05]
Project Work: oral presentation and discussion of the individual portfolios:
Project #1: 'MOVING'
Project #2: 'BUSY CITY'
Project #3: 'THE VILLAGE'

LESSON No. 11 [2014-12-12]
Project Work: oral presentation and discussion of the individual portfolios:
Project #4: 'THE TRAIN LINE OF MARINHAES'
Project #5: 'BACK TO ORIGINS'
Project #6: 'A LISBON TOUR'

LESSON No. 12 [2014-12-19]
Project Work: oral presentation and discussion of the individual portfolios:
Project #7: 'THE ENDLESS'
Project #8: 'METRO'
Project #9: 'GULBENKIAN'S GARDEN'

LESSON No. 13 [2015-01-09]
Summing up and revising the modular contents to prepare the students for the written test.

LESSON No. 14 [2015-01-16]
Summative assessment: Written test.

LESSON No. 15 [2015-01-23]
Correction of the written test.
Evaluation of the portfolios.
Self-assessment.