Reading Photos, Reading Life Visual Literacy and A Raisin in the Sun.

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Reading Photos, Reading Life Visual Literacy and A Raisin in the Sun

What is Visual Literacy? Visual Literacy is ability to read non-print visual texts. For example, photographs, paintings, sculptures and movies.Visual Literacy is ability to read non-print visual texts. For example, photographs, paintings, sculptures and movies. When we look at pictures we infer ideas about what is happening and what is not happening in the non-print visual text.When we look at pictures we infer ideas about what is happening and what is not happening in the non-print visual text. These ideas come from the history we know and our own personal thoughts and ideas.These ideas come from the history we know and our own personal thoughts and ideas. aam/6-4-02MonroFinalProject/Presentation/RPRLClass1.ppt aam/6-4-02MonroFinalProject/Presentation/RPRLClass1.ppt

What is the aim of Visual Literacy? The purpose of being able to read a non-print text is to help you make connections between the things you already know to the things you are going to be learning.The purpose of being able to read a non-print text is to help you make connections between the things you already know to the things you are going to be learning. Being able to make these connections helps you to truly learn and know things.Being able to make these connections helps you to truly learn and know things. aam/6-4-02MonroFinalProject/Presentation/RPRLClass1.ppt aam/6-4-02MonroFinalProject/Presentation/RPRLClass1.ppt

Time to Learn… Time to Practice…

Reading a Photo… To Read a Photo, you must do the following… Observe the photo for 2 minutes for overall impression and then individual items.Observe the photo for 2 minutes for overall impression and then individual items. Make a list of what you see and don’t see: People, Objects & ActivitiesMake a list of what you see and don’t see: People, Objects & Activities Make a list of inferences from what you seeMake a list of inferences from what you see Make a list of questions the photo raises in you mindMake a list of questions the photo raises in you mind Where could you go to find the answers to your questions?Where could you go to find the answers to your questions?

What do you see here?

What do you see here?

What do you see here?

What do you see here?

What do you see here?

What did you learn? Extension Activity How can you connect these images to A Raisin in the Sun?How can you connect these images to A Raisin in the Sun? Now that you have read A Raisin in the Sun how do you view these images differently than in our preview activity?Now that you have read A Raisin in the Sun how do you view these images differently than in our preview activity? How are viewing primary sources different than reading literature?How are viewing primary sources different than reading literature? How does using primary sources enhance your understanding?How does using primary sources enhance your understanding?