Based on a New York Times article that explains how photographs of Albanian refugees have influenced feelings towards NATO s actions in the Balkans, students choose a Times photograph and write a brief essay explaining what they think is happening in the photograph and how it makes them feel. Students will then select and analyze photographs depicting events in the Balkans and create a news photo exhibit. Explore the power of photographs to influence public opinion and emotions. Examine and interpret photographs of news events. Find photographs of events in the Balkans from a variety of sources and describe the events they depict.
Students share their responses and compare similarities and differences among their interpretations.
Students share their photographs in a future class and use them to create a classroom news photo exhibit depicting events in the crisis in the Balkans. Students will be evaluated based on journal entries, classroom participation, essays, and analysis of a photograph of Kosovo. Write a critique of a photograph. Research and describe the changing methods journalists have used in capturing and sharing images of military conflicts throughout history. Read accounts of the crisis in Kosovo in English-language papers from foreign countries.