American Soldier

I think this is the most powerful picture, because he's with his

and they are all crying with eachother,

because he's going to back to war.

B. Through the photos, Ian is in different locations, each set of photos from the same location comprise a short series or set.

Set #1 At home in Denver - Tell me which image #s from image #1 to image #9

Set #2 At Basic Training - tell me which image #s from image #10 to image #30

 Set #3 In Iraq - tell me which image #'s from image #40-43 to image #51-70

Set #4 Back in Denver - tell me which image #s from image #31-39 to image #44-50

Which set of images was the most powerful? Why?

I think these pictures are powerful, because it shows so much
emotion. Feelings, that you can't even explain,
having a family that care so much for him, and him being
so strong to go out there, and fight for his country.

c. How do the images work together to tell a story?

 They all work, because he went to the army, and it shows his family 

supporting him lot, shows tears of joy and happiness for the boy.

3. Underneath each photo is the caption that ran in the Denver Post

A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?

When he goes to the army base.

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For those of you who have forgotten your verb tenses see the example below.

Present Tense: John jumps down the stairs.

Past Tense: John jumped down the stairs.

B. How do the captions enhance the photographs?

4. Now its your turn to write a few captions - DO NOT COPY THEIR WRITING

A. Write three of your own captions to photos without looking at the caption written by the photographer. Be sure they are written in the following form. For this assignment you can make up names and facts to write your captions.
First sentence:

"Chapter 50: Time to head to iraq, Time to get serious. Ima miss home."

Example:

Under the "Chapter 1: Signing Up" group of photos, look at the third photo in which Ian is wearing his cap and gown for graduation.

The caption reads: Ian studies his transcript and diploma as he departs the Bear Creek High School commencement at Red Rocks amphitheater.