Tonight, discusses the book The Century, which he co-authored with Todd Brewster, a former editor and writer with Life Magazine. Then ask students to repeat the exercise, but this time viewing the sky as a circle, and to only observe one wedge of the sky, then describe that wedge. Then students should observe and describe the adjacent wedge, and then make observations, drawing comparisons and noting the relationships between wedges in the sky. This activity is similar to one that Peter Jennings undertook with his father, and he describes in the Booknotes interview. Tell students that they have been assigned the task of compiling a book chronicling the 20th century.
Students can work in groups to brainstorm some answers, then share their ideas with one another.
For each photograph, write down information from the Booknotes interview. While tracking the photographs, on a separate piece of paper, write down observations Mr. Jennings makes about the changes in journalism over the century, or the state of events and issues in the world today, at the end of the century. Describe a photograph that was not shown, but should be in the book. Additional Activity Divide students into pairs, and assign each pair a photograph from the Booknotes interview on which to complete additional analysis. Then pair each pair with one other, and have each foursome draw comparisons between their two pictures, analyzing the ways in which they are related to one another visually, and the ways the events or people are related historically.