Picturing Prairie Life

5 Steps to a Slide Show

	Choose a Viewpoint for your slide show Will you tell your audience that the prairie is a wonderful place to settle and raise a family? A harsh and lonely wilderness? Both? First you need to choose what your viewpoint on prairie life will be -- that of a Land Speculator, Journalist, or a Prairie Mother.
	Select 5 Images that support your viewpoint Look at each image closely in order to decide if it supports your viewpoint on prairie life, or not.
	Write captions for the photographs Your captions should explain to the audience what is going on in each picture, and how it supports your view of prairie life.
	Write a short introduction Grab your audience's attention with an opening line or two. This should announce your general view of prairie life.
	View your slideshow! Afterward, you can edit it, print it out to compare to others, and investigate the sources and other related topics.