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** DIGITAL IMAGES (DI) ACTIVITIES **
====**Directions:** Work together to complete the activities below. You should have a **group leader** //(to keep you on task)//, an **archivist or two** //(to type and post onto your group's wiki page)//, and a **timekeeper** //(to move you along the steps)//. Each group member should contribute ideas and participate. Each of you should serve as a **photographer** in the process at some point. Click the edit tab to begin adding your information and digital images below! Have fun!====

1. Let’s exercise your ability to //re-see the world in creative ways!// With your group, take 7-10 minutes or so to find the following and take pictures of them with your digital camera:
====2. Edit pictures as needed, but you will want to send and save your pictures so that you have access to them as files that you can upload into your wiki page in the table below. Post them here below using the File upload function once you click Edit! You may need to resize them once they are posted (you can do this by using the small sizing squares on the sides of the image to make it smaller). (5-7 minutes)====
 * ====An image that represents a letter from the English language alphabet====
 * ====An image that represents a number====
 * ====An image that is particularly interesting and might just be dynamic in and of itself OR symbolic of something else... (think creatively here:)====
 * ====An image that is representative or symbolic of your group in some way (think very creatively here!)====

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 * = ====Image representing a Letter from====

the Alphabet
||= ====Image representing a====

Number
||= ====Dynamic and/or Symbolic====

Image
|| ====Image representative or====

symbolic of your group
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Using the young adult novel that your group identified, you will create a //**YAL Book Photo Essay!**//
====1. As a group discuss what you feel are the most important scenes, events, and quotations from your novel. Discuss why they are important and how they contribute to the meaning and impact of the novel on the reader. What is / are the message / messages conveyed through these scenes, events, and quotations.====

====2. Next, identify a mix of at least 5 key scenes, events, and quotations from your novel which are reflective of a thorough understanding of the novel as a whole. Consider your choices of key scenes, events, and quotations not only as a progression that helps tell the story of your YAL book, but also one that gets at the book's deeper meanings and impact on the reader. In other words, consider how the progression of your images help convey the books's impact and message!====

====3. Afterwards, search online for and choose images that best represent these key scenes, events, and quotations from your novel. While some may be literal, don't limit yourselves -- be creative and look for images that are symbolic and compelling in representation as well. If your book has been adapted for the screen, do __NOT__ use any stills from the movie adaptation. Avoid stock photos featuring the book cover or other promotional photographs as well!====

====4. You may want to work in pairs in your small group and divide the search for images up after you've identified your key moments and quotes. You may add to the table to include 1 or 2 more images if you want to, especially if there are additional moments you want to include / represent. Otherwise, you need at least 5 key representative images. Provide the image source (e.g., title, photographer's name & year; image URL; etc.).====

====5. Finally, provide a brief annotation explaining the significance of the image in relation to the book, including the quotation if applicable. While you do not need a quotation for every image, you should include __at least 2 key quotations__. In crafting the annotations, you may consider personal connections you may have made, but also consider how the image might represent the author's purpose and intent with the novel. Consider too whether the images make you associate with and reflect upon our contemporary world today. If so, how? What connections might exist between the world of the novel and our world today (especially with regard to young adults)?====


 * YA BOOK TITLE and AUTHOR: **

||=  ||=   ||=   || did Harrry survive?
 * = [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/fwVcrEyCUTo5ftntuqcFhJFmb_l8YtVo1h9smBeLVqZhcPa0Ks8yIYrxZNAFEjvSPP23oXa0Es9oSDdnIRd-YWQSW9kGKf3Fvms1HgQXPevuPzW0byBTnzJPfmV8ESVZ5ndePP4d width="135" height="111"]] ||=
 * [|Image Source 1] || [|Image Source 2] || [|Image Source 3] || [|Image Source 4] || [|Image Source 5] ||
 * It's just astounding... of all the things to stop him... but how in the name

This image is symbolic to the beginning of Harry’s adventure and his life. Lightning bolts are bright, they happen quickly, and they amaze people. Harry is an orphan, already starting life with a scar and a famous backstory. He must wrestle, like all middle schoolers, with his identity. Is it who I say I am? Is it who they say I am? || This letter represents a change in Harry’s course of life. Once he received a letter from Hogwarts, his prospects for life changed dramatically. He now had a future. Before, he did not really. Life does this for all of us. Events can change the direction of our lives. If we do not take a courageous step forward (like Harry did with a stranger, Hagrid), we may be stuck where we are. || This image is symbolic of the tracking system that is in Hogwarts when sorted into separate houses, and it happens to our students when they are being tracked in schools. It divides students into groups and sometimes it is helpful because students become friends with similar students, or it can cause controversy with the students. || This picture is symbolic of friendship, loyalty, and sacrifice. Harry and his friends have to face Voldemort, and each has to sacrifice. They almost die, but through teamwork and perseverance they make it through. Without their bond and understanding of one another's strengths, they might not have been as successful. || “Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.”

This image represents a story about a town and a river of crocodiles. The townspeople do not speak about the crocodiles. They live life as normally as possible, but many of them are lacking limbs because the crocodiles have eaten them. When someone is attacked, the town bandages them up, but no one talks about the crocodiles. They do not put up safety precautions because that would necessitate talking about it. This story symbolizes this above quote. If we do not talk about issues, they will never be solved. They may even destroy us, like the crocodiles. As teachers, we need to be courageous and talk about hard topics, taboo issues, so that our students will not get eaten. ||

//** ACTIVITY 3 -- Digital Image (DI) Pedagogical Application **//
====As a group create your own creative and engaging pedagogical application in which you, as teachers, have your students making use of digital images in the context of a middle grades ELA and/or SS class. Post your idea below (at least a paragraph). You're welcome to include images as well!====