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Bernd and Hilla Becher – Typologies of Photography
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Bernd and Hilla Becher – Typologies of Photography
Bernd and Hilla Becher – Typologies of Photography is a ready-to-use Art teaching resource for Grades 9–12. This series focuses on the German photographer couple Bernd Becher (1931–2007) and Hilla Becher (1934–2015). For decades they photographed industrial buildings such as winding towers, water towers and blast furnaces in sober black and white and arranged the shots into serial panels, the so-called typologies.
Guiding question: How do Bernd and Hilla Becher turn sober industrial buildings into art through ordering and comparing?
What's included
- 5 differentiated worksheets with required and optional tasks
- Full answer keys with expected solutions
- A 7-slide colour presentation
- A detailed, step-by-step lesson plan
- Print & digital — editable and ready to use, no prep required
Learning objectives
- Classify and name the photographer couple Bernd and Hilla Becher and their industrial photography
- Explain the terms typology and seriality and describe the conditions of a typology
- Analyse a Becher panel systematically from order through comparison to effect
- Interpret the factual, ordering visual language and critically reflect on the relationship of art and reality
- Design a reasoned concept for one's own photographic typology and justify it creatively
Topics covered (5 worksheets)
- The Bechers and Industrial Photography
- Typology and Seriality
- Analysing a Panel
- Interpreting Soberness, Comparison and Ordering
- Planning Your Own Photographic Typology
How to use it
Teach the full series in sequence or pull single worksheets as stand-alone lessons. Differentiation is built in through required and optional tasks, so you can meet a range of levels in the same class. The included lesson plan and complete answer keys make the resource ready to teach with no additional preparation.
Frequently asked questions
What grade level is Bernd and Hilla Becher for?
It is designed for Grades 9–12 (Art), and the differentiated tasks let you adapt it up or down a level.
What file formats are included?
You receive editable Microsoft Word worksheets and answer keys, an editable PowerPoint presentation, and a Word lesson plan — all print-ready and suitable for digital classrooms.
Is it ready to use without preparation?
Yes. Everything is classroom-ready: print the worksheets or share them digitally, present the slides, and use the answer keys and lesson plan as-is.
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Review: Bernd and Hilla Becher – Typologies of Photography
Bernd and Hilla Becher – Typologies of Photography is a fully worked-out teaching resource for Art at High School level (Grades 9–12). Its strength is that it is finished: worksheets, answer keys and teacher notes are all there, so a lesson can start without extra prep.
Teachers covering a topic at short notice, early-career teachers under planning pressure, and anyone picking up a cover lesson — and any situation where a lesson has to be ready today.
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