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Directions: KWL Chart

Before you watch the videos on Sally Mann fill out the first two columns. Then after
watching videos fill in the third and final column. This activity will help guide you as
the watch the videos and will help you see if there is still more information you
would like to learn.

Example:
Topic: Sally Mann

What I know What I Want to Know What I learned

(Before Videos) (Before Videos) (After Videos)

 I know that Sally  What is the topic of  The topic of her

work has changed
Mann is a her work? over time (family,
southern
photographer.  Why is she famous?
landscape, death).
 I know Sally Mann  Where is she from?  She is from the
South and that is
is a girl.  How long has she where and what
photographs.
 I know Sally Mann been doing  Famous for her
colloidal wet plate
is still alive. photography?
process used to
 What type of create glass
negatives.
photography does  Went to Hollins
College.
she do?  Sally Mann has
been a
 Did she go to
photographer for
college? 56 years (started at
12 years old)
 Where does she

photograph?
Students will learn about the famous photographer Sally Mann. Students will
learn about how Sally Mann creates her photographs, the topics she covers, and
what influences her work. Students will do two graphic organizer activities to
help organize they new information they have learned about Sally Mann and
their own thoughts before start their photography excerise. Once students have
finsialzed their graphic organizer students will then create 3 black and white
images inspired by Sally Mann work using the digital cameras in class. The
reason this lesson is important for students is because being able to take
elements or aspects of another artists work and change it around to fit ones own
needs or desires is an important skill for artists to learn. In art there is a big
differences between being inspired by someone's work and copying someone's
work. It is important for students to understand this differecens so that they do
not suffer any long term consequences for copying another artist work.