Overview
"Writers, like photographers, are image makers."
We teach our students to write using words and sentences that create a desired effect. You might encourage them to zoom in on a small moment, focus on a specific detail, or experiment with a new point of view. The language of writing has a natural link with photography.
Linking Photography with Writing
In Focus Lessons, Ralph Fletcher makes this connection clear. He offers new ideas about how this link can enhance your instruction.
- Using a camera as a writer’s notebook
- Taking pictures to spark creativity
- Learning to “read” images as mentor texts
- Helping students develop writing from photos
Craft Lessons Ideas
Ralph also shares fifteen craft lessons that draw on the photographic world. Each lesson highlights a different technique like creating tension, using arresting details, or setting a mood. Then he shows how to achieve each one—in both photography and writing.
“A series of savvy decisions are required to produce a memorable photograph,” says Ralph. “That’s true with writing, as well.”
This book title, Focus Lessons (How Photography Enhances the Teaching of Writing), ISBN: 9780325109176, by Ralph Fletcher, published by Heinemann (September 30, 2019) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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