Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Improving Writing using Visual Literacy and Drama © Crown Copyright 2004

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Resources needed for the session Overhead slides Overhead slides Video – The Iron Giant Video – The Iron Giant Pack Pack -- planning circles -- question prompts -- photographs/target sheet Story excerpt

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Aims of the session Increase awareness of current research on writing and visual literacy Increase awareness of current research on writing and visual literacy Develop approaches to engage and motivate children’s writing Develop approaches to engage and motivate children’s writing To consider ways of using visual images to stimulate writing To consider ways of using visual images to stimulate writing To look at practical activities which could be used and developed in the classroom To look at practical activities which could be used and developed in the classroom

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Image Image What is the problem? What happened before? What might happen next? How will the problem be resolved?

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Activity ‘A walk in the woods’ Write an opening with this title

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Findings from research about writing Need for purposeful writing – writing which motivates is purposeful, relevant and has an audience Need for purposeful writing – writing which motivates is purposeful, relevant and has an audience Move way from commercial schemes for teaching writing Move way from commercial schemes for teaching writing Genre based approach across the curriculum Genre based approach across the curriculum Teachers as writers: not only teachers modelling but writing for pupils and alongside them Teachers as writers: not only teachers modelling but writing for pupils and alongside them Teachers as talkers Teachers as talkers Perception of home literacy – what are the children interested in? Perception of home literacy – what are the children interested in? Deliberate use of visual texts and visual approaches with explicit links to writing Deliberate use of visual texts and visual approaches with explicit links to writing

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Boys and Writing ‘Raising Boys’ Achievements in Writing’ (UKLA) Continuing gap between boys and girls writing Continuing gap between boys and girls writing Project designed to provide focussed and reliable evidence to show what raised boys’ attainment in writing Project designed to provide focussed and reliable evidence to show what raised boys’ attainment in writing Based around a 3 week integrated unit of work integrating visual stimuli and drama approaches Based around a 3 week integrated unit of work integrating visual stimuli and drama approaches Focus on attitude and motivation Focus on attitude and motivation

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Impact of the research – some findings Increased quantity of writing Increased quantity of writing Increased quality of writing Increased quality of writing Wider use of vocabulary Wider use of vocabulary Greater use of imagery Greater use of imagery Increased fluency Increased fluency More adventurous writing More adventurous writing Improved attitude to writing Improved attitude to writing Greater engagement with writing Greater engagement with writing Greater commitment to writing Greater commitment to writing Improved motivation, self-esteem and enthusiasm Improved motivation, self-esteem and enthusiasm

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Teaching approaches - recommendations for integrating image Integrated approach to speaking and listening, drama, reading and writing – teaching skills and applying Integrated approach to speaking and listening, drama, reading and writing – teaching skills and applying Changing perceptions of writing Changing perceptions of writing Link to children’s experiences and culture Link to children’s experiences and culture Developing a metalanguage for using film and image Developing a metalanguage for using film and image Highlighting and explicitly discussing the concepts embodied in film development Highlighting and explicitly discussing the concepts embodied in film development Teacher’s subject knowledge Teacher’s subject knowledge Teachers planning creatively – 2 and 3 week units Teachers planning creatively – 2 and 3 week units

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy How and when might still image, video/DVD be used? Shared reading: decoding understanding text analysis Gathering ideas: drama, still image, moving image Shared writing: planning, unit outcomes

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Research shows that ICT has a positive impact upon standards Technologies Video/DVD Video/DVD Digital images Digital images ICT texts/web based texts ICT texts/web based texts Photographs/images Photographs/images Sound Sound Electronic texts Electronic texts IWB files IWB files

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Making Explicit Links SoundCameraLighting See handout - look at the questions and discuss

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Explicit links made Sound Sound Lighting Lighting Camera angle Camera angle Watch the excerpt Watch the excerpt Focus on your specific aspect Focus on your specific aspect Make notes as you listen Make notes as you listen

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Activity ‘A walk in the woods’ Watch the video “The Iron Man” Activity – ‘Target Game’

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy ‘A Walk in the Woods’ Return to your writing In light if what you have seen and discussed – improve your first draft. What did you change? Why?

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Key emphasis Exploring starting points for using video/images Exploring starting points for using video/images How might this approach support non- fiction writing How might this approach support non- fiction writing The need to embrace and understand the stylistic devices of still and moving image The need to embrace and understand the stylistic devices of still and moving image Bridging the gaps between moving images and written texts Bridging the gaps between moving images and written texts Creating thinking, talking and writing frames Creating thinking, talking and writing frames Transfer skills, knowledge and understanding between fiction and non- fiction texts Transfer skills, knowledge and understanding between fiction and non- fiction texts

Visual Literacy – using images Primary National Strategy Impact Pace of teaching Pace of teaching Media texts not used in isolation Media texts not used in isolation Risk taking culture Risk taking culture Shared dialogue Shared dialogue Creative literacy sessions Creative literacy sessions Standards Standards Attitude AttitudeImplications Integrating technologies into the heart of learning Integrating technologies into the heart of learning Focussed use of video Focussed use of video Use of home literacies Use of home literacies Seeing pupils as media resources Seeing pupils as media resources Offering choices of access points Offering choices of access points Investigative and interactive learning Investigative and interactive learning Metalangauage Metalangauage