American Soldier

A. The photo where the soldier was hugging his friends or family had the most power to it because it was an emotional experience for everyone, and who knows, it could've been the last hug they got from the soldier.

B. The images work together to tell a story because they are in chronological order, it shows the big things that went on through his journey.

C. The captions enhance the photos by giving us background information to help give us a better understanding of what is happening.

D. Ian went through the normal high school drama, with girlfriends and parties, but it was time to say goodbye. He took a bus from Atlanta to a military base, where his new life would begin. He was overwhelmed through the whole thing, but when he finally began feeling like a soldier, everything changed. He truly started understanding 21st century combat in the first 8 weeks. His training was very intense, but it prepared him for being out in the battle field.

E. The photos where Ian is the main subject are in present tense.

F.
1. The captions are around 3 sentences on average.
2. The first sentence explains what is happening in the picture, in present tense.
3. The second sentence gives background information about the picture and how the subject got there.
4. The third sentence includes how far the subject has come after going through what is happening in the picture.
5. The captions don't include quotes.
6. None of the captions have 4 sentences.

G. If you provide background information for a photo, and put it in chronological order, then you can easily tell a story.

H. You can still write a story and have photos and captions to include even more information about everything that has happened.

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