1. Visual Literacy – Creating Visual Texts

2. Small Group Discussion
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Young learners should learn to create visual texts, not just interpret them accurate.
Preview
Put participants in small groups. Allow them to discuss the prompt for about three minutes, and then ask a few groups to share what they discussed.

3. Watch the video
Video
In this next pat of the video, we will see ways to encourage young learners to create visual texts.
Play the video.

4. What types of real-life visual texts do students create when they use Our World? _________________________________________________
Review 1
Guide participants as they answer the prompt based on the information on the video they just watched.
Sample answers:
• bar graph showing results from a survey
• poster to save the environment
• tourist brochure
• camp brochure
• recipe
• advertisement

5. What are six aspects of design to think about when creating visual texts? 1. ______________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________ 5. ______________________________________________ 6. ______________________________________________
Review 2
Guide participants as they answer the prompt based on the information in the video they just watched.
Answers:
• layout
• format
• choice of photos or illustrations
• color and size of text
• amount of text used
• placement of text versus images