--- title: Honor teachers with an environmental portrait assignment description: May 4-8 is teacher appreciation week. This is a terrific opportunity to thank and recognize faculty members who are supportive of your journalism program. image: https://blog.balfour.com/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2015/04.23.2015.png --- ** [![balfour](https://blog.balfour.com/hubfs/balfour.png) ](https://www.balfour.com/) ** - ** - [** ](https://www.balfour.com/shop/customer/account/login/referer/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmFsZm91ci5jb20vc2hvcC9tYXN0ZXItdGVtcGxhdGU%2C/) - # Honor teachers with an environmental portrait assignment Apr 23, 2015 [Back to Blogs](https://blog.balfour.com) [ Photography ](https://blog.balfour.com/topic/photography) ![Teacher-Appreciation](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2015/Teacher-Appreciation.jpg?width=746&name=Teacher-Appreciation.jpg) *Environmental portraits capture a person in their surroundings.* May 4-8 is teacher appreciation week. This is a terrific opportunity to thank and recognize faculty members who are supportive of your journalism program. Since Teacher Appreciation Week is next week, now is the time to start planning. Whatever you decide to do, put a responsible student in charge so you don’t have another item on your to-do list. Some staffs deliver candy and write thank you notes, which teachers appreciate. However, consider a project that requires students to use skills they learned from being on the yearbook staff, like the one developed by Adrienne Forgette (Darlington School, Rome, GA). The assignment involves taking [environmental portraits](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_portrait) of teachers and writing profiles. The portraits are hung up during teacher appreciation week and then presented to each teacher at the end of the week. ![Teacher-Appreciation-2](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2015/Teacher-Appreciation-2.jpg?width=750&name=Teacher-Appreciation-2.jpg) Click [here](https://blog.balfour.com/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2015/Environmental%20portraits%20assignment.docx) to download the Environmental Portrait Assignment. ### Sign up to get yearbook tips and best practices straight to your inbox! ![Balfour horizontal with tag White-01](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Balfour%20horizontal%20with%20tag%20White-01.png?width=247&height=191&name=Balfour%20horizontal%20with%20tag%20White-01.png)   Get News and Discounts on Balfour Products! ### Get News and Discounts on Balfour Products! 2024 Commemorative Brands, Inc. Balfour is a Registered Trademark of Commemorative Brands, Inc. [Privacy](https://www.balfour.com/HelpCenter/Legal/Privacy%20Security) | [Terms Of Use](https://www.balfour.com/HelpCenter/Legal/Terms%20of%20Use) | [Legal Notice](https://www.balfour.com/HelpCenter/Legal/Terms%20of%20Use)