Homework due Thurs. 7/5 and Tues. 7/10: Project 4: LES Portraits

Project 4: LES Portraits
Working with your team, create portraits of 5 LES residents. Each portrait should include a photograph, drawing, and transcripts of brief interviews. Each team must also figure out a way to present the information: book, collage, power point presentation or video.

Part 1: (due 7/5)
1. Decide what kind of visual portraits you want to make. They don’t have to be frontal portraits, you can use hands, feet, eyes, hair – be creative.
2. Decide on your interview questions – what kind of information do you want to get from people? What kind of informative portrait will this create? How can you tie the written information from the interview in with your visual portrait? How are you going to encourage people to speak with you?
3. Decide how you are going to present this information: book, collage, etc. Do not go to the LES without a plan.
4. Decide who is going to do what (photographs, drawings, transcripts).
5. Write out a 1-paragraph description of your group’s intent, who has what responsibility, and write out your list of questions. Bring all of your materials to class on Thursday. We will discuss them, and go to the LES together to conduct interviews.

Part 2: (due 7/10)
1. Conduct your interviews as a group. Be polite and friendly, and do not be offended if people do not want to speak with you. If you are not having any luck, try changing your strategy and the way you are approaching people.
2. Collect all of your information together and assemble it into a professional-looking presentation.
3. Be prepared to present your work in class Tues. 7/10.