PHOTO ANALYSIS ON SHOOTING AT KENT UNIVERSITY
This iconic photo shows John Filo’s Pulitzer award winning photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio, a 14-year-old runaway, kneeling over the body of Jeffrey Miller minutes after he was fatally shot by the Ohio National Guard on the 4th May, 1970.
WARM-UP QUESTIONS
1. Who or what is the subject matter?
2. What action is happening?
3. What is the mood of the photo? Are the people happy or sad?
4. a) Is it posed (forced) or natural?
b) Are they aware they are being photographed?
5. What do the visual clues tell you about the period of this photo?
6. Who took this photograph? When and where?
7. What emotion does this photo arouse in you? Was that intentional on the part of the photographer?
REAL QUESTIONS
1. What were the THREE different Peace Movements and what did each one protest against? (6)
2. Who and what are the main focus of the photo? (4)
3. What response did this photograph generate in America when it was published? Explan. (4)
4. Why is this photograph considered to be an iconic photo of the Anti-War Movement? (6)
5. How successful was this photograph in generating support for the Anti-War Movement? (4)
6. How reliable is this photograph for recording the student involvement in the Anti-War Movement? (6)
Total : 30 marks
1. Who or what is the subject matter?
2. What action is happening?
3. What is the mood of the photo? Are the people happy or sad?
4. a) Is it posed (forced) or natural?
b) Are they aware they are being photographed?
5. What do the visual clues tell you about the period of this photo?
6. Who took this photograph? When and where?
7. What emotion does this photo arouse in you? Was that intentional on the part of the photographer?
REAL QUESTIONS
1. What were the THREE different Peace Movements and what did each one protest against? (6)
2. Who and what are the main focus of the photo? (4)
3. What response did this photograph generate in America when it was published? Explan. (4)
4. Why is this photograph considered to be an iconic photo of the Anti-War Movement? (6)
5. How successful was this photograph in generating support for the Anti-War Movement? (4)
6. How reliable is this photograph for recording the student involvement in the Anti-War Movement? (6)
Total : 30 marks