Faith Curricula Library: Tapestry of Faith: Families: A Jr. High School Youth Program that Explores the Diversity, Commonality, and Meaning of Families

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Part of Families, Jr. High School

  • Balance
    Balance
    From Families

    Balance is created by an arrangement of elements (including space) that is visually satisfying. Symmetrical and asymmetrical designs can work. Sometimes a lack of balance is easier to notice. Some photographers use “a rule of thirds” to create balance in a photograph. Visualize the frame as…

  • Balance Part 2
    Balance Part 2
    From Families

    The viewer’s eye moves easily from the track shoes in the foreground into the photo, creating a sense of balance. Meaningful props in a photo help tell a story. The emphasis on the track shoes suggests this youth is a runner. What makes this photograph feel balanced? In this photograph, the left…

  • Balance Part 3
    Balance Part 3
    From Families

    The balance of people or elements in a photo can create different feelings. The angle and placement of the members of this family make the youth look more dominant than her parents. How does this arrangement achieve or not achieve balance?…

  • Consent Form
    From Families

    Youth enrolled in our congregation’s lifespan faith development program are participating in a program called Families. The program looks at families through the lens of our UU Principles and aims to broaden and deepen respect, appreciation, and care for different kinds of families….

  • Evaluating Photographs
    From Families

    Use the following questions to evaluate the photographs you took of the families. Does this photograph seem to “capture” its subjects? What do you like about the photograph? Overall lighting: Does the lighting add or detract from the photograph? Focus: Is it clear?…

  • Family Facts and Figures
    From Families

    These statistics were gathered by Groundspark. Millions of children are raised by single or divorced parents, grandparents, guardians, parents of different religions or races, gay or lesbian parents, or adoptive parents. What do American families look like today? Single Parents Single parents…

  • Family Matters
    From Families

    Each small group needs one set of “How” statements that has been cut into strips, as well as three or four blank strips….

  • Family Scenarios
    From Families

    Assign a family member role to each member of your group, and plan two role-plays. The first role-play can demonstrate the way you think the family would most likely react. Or it can demonstrate, with humor, a disastrous family response….

  • Framing
    Framing
    From Families

    These materials are designed to support Workshop 4 of Families. All photographs are the property of the Unitarian Universalist Association and may only be used in conjunction with the Families Program. Photography Supplement Framing Photography is the property of the Unitarian Universalist…

  • Framing Part 2
    From Families

    The greenery and shadows in the background frame the family and increase the sense of forward motion in this photograph. Here framing works. It is visually appealing and communicates a feeling of fun. In this photograph the participants look constrained by the setting, not framed.

  • Framing Part 3
    Framing Part 3
    From Families

    The diagonal and vertical white lines in this photograph frame the family. Is the framing effective?

  • Interview with Hanne Blank
    From Families

    Excerpt from an interview conducted and published by Advocates for Youth (permission pending). June 22, 2001,10:30 a.m. Hanne: Well, not only have I been a musician, historian, and writer, I’ve always been a fat person….

  • Is That a Family?
    From Families

    Are the following groups families or not? You decide. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs An eighteen-year-old living alone One youth, two households: one with a mother, stepfather, and sister; and another with a father A foster child living with two children and a dad A woman and her two children…

  • Letter to Youth and Their Families
    From Families

    Please review this with your family and return during the next session. Dear Youth and Parents/Caregivers, We are starting our program, Families, which explores the diversity of families through activities and a creative project. As part of the program, youth will work together on a…

  • Light
    Light
    From Families

    Lighting influences the quality and feel of photographs. Lighting affects how the viewer’s eye moves toward or away from different elements of the photograph. How does lighting work in this picture? Consider where the light is coming from. Is there enough light? Is there too much light? Outdoor…

  • Light page 2
    Light Part 2
    From Families

    Sidelights can create artistic effects that may or may not be desirable. Lighting influences the quality and feel of photographs. How would you compare the quality of these two photos?

  • Light Page 3
    Light Part 3
    From Families

    Backlight makes these subjects appear to “glow.” Stronger backlight could cause loss of detail in their faces and require a flash to bring out facial features. Shadows create different values and interesting effects. Contrasting values of light and shadows result in a moody quality in this…

  • Participant Feedback Form
    From Families

    Please complete and return to a Families leader. 1. What is your overall rating of the program? Circle one. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Comment: 2. What is your overall rating of the photo-documentary project? Circle one. Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Comment: 3….

  • Point of View
    Point of View
    From Families

    Moving around the subject while looking through the viewfinder of the camera, the photographer determines the most appealing and effective perspective. Here the photographer is shooting from the side, creating an interesting perspective….

  • Point of View 2
    Point of View Part 2
    From Families

    Background elements elaborate this “looking up” perspective. The point of view chosen by the photographer influences the aesthetics and mood of the photograph. Both point of view and framing are at work in this photograph. Moving around the subject, the photographer is able to capture different…

  • Point of View page 3
    Point of View Part 3
    From Families

    How does this photograph feel different and/or the same as the previous one? Sometimes a “straight-on” point of view can create an effective photograph. Shooting a photograph from the wrong angle can create the impression that the subject has an object sticking out of his/her head.

  • Point of View page 4
    Point of View Part 4
    From Families

    The same and different from the previous photograph… The photographer shot this from slightly above. The point of view influences the quality and feel of the photograph.

  • Writing Poetry Some Methods
    From Families

    Method One: Writing a Tercet In a tercet, every other line rhymes. A tercet is a form of poetry that has three-line stanzas in which the first and third lines rhyme. The second line is a blank, unrhymed line. Most poets string multiple tercets together to form a poem….