Introduce past, present, and future via family photos and 'when ___ was little'
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~2 min hist.gK.f.chr.past_present_future.ex_02

Identify Clues In Photo

Prompt

Look at the photo I show you. Tell me whether it's past, present, or future, AND give me ONE clue that tells you so.

M-K-F-CHR-EX-03 Photograph
Set of 6 mixed-era photos: 3 past (one-room schoolhouse, child with kerosene lamp, family with horse-and-buggy) and 3 pr

Set of 6 mixed-era photos: 3 past (one-room schoolhouse, child with kerosene lamp, family with horse-and-buggy) and 3 present (modern classroom, kitchen with microwave, family with smartphone).

How it's presented
mode verbal with photo
Answer criteria
type oral rubric
criteria
  1. correct band identification
  2. names a specific visual clue
  3. clue is genuinely time-revealing (clothing, tech, building)
Hints
  1. Look at what the people are WEARING.
  2. Look at what they are USING.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Color-of-photo as the clue (modern photos can be sepia)
  • Generic 'looks old' without specific clue
Used in lessons