"We had a whole class session on how to take pictures, how to set up shots. They were given examples," Jaramillo said. They talked about the "rule of three," where "you split the screen into sections of three, like a tick-tack-toe board. You want to get the subject in one of the right or left columns," Jaramillo said.

"The main thing our kids got out of it was a lot of practice in writing. It was purposeful writing. They had a goal and they knew they were accomplishing a task," Jaramillo said. "This was something really authentic and they were going to get published. It really sharpened their writing skills as a result of that. It was really motivating."

Out of a dozen pictures submitted, nine were published in the book. Many of them were candid shots showing students walking to school, students playing basketball, someone holding a computer keyboard.

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