1. Visual Verbal Journals

2. What is a Visual Verbal Journal?

3. Visual Verbal Journals It is similar to a sketchbook, yet different

4. Visual Verbal Journals - It is a type of journal showing visual thinking -Words are an important part of the Journal. - Journals are personally meaningful -Journals allow us to think about our thinking and avoid just reflex reaction

5. Visual Verbal Journals What does a Visual Verbal Journal include?

6. Visual Verbal Journals DRAWINGS WORDS: describe and support depictions and become graphic devices SKETCHES CONTENT:

7. Visual Verbal Journals PERSONALLY MEANINGFUL SYMBOLS PHOTOGRAPHS WORDS: describe and support depictions and become graphic devices CONTENT:

8. Visual Verbal Journals COLLAGES WORDS: describe and support depictions and become graphic devices CONTENT:

9. Visual Verbal Journals What are the uses of Visual Verbal Journals?

10. Visual Verbal Journals -Research -Source of ideas for future artworks -Reflection -Exploring new ideas -Exploring new medias

11. Visual Verbal Journals Benefits to teachers: -Provide insight into students’ emotional and cognitive experiences -Can show teaching style students’ are most responsive to -Can be used as authentic assessment (Zimmerman 1994)

12. Visual Verbal Journals Benefits to students: -Realize how daily life influences art work -Identify significant events -Become a source for future artworks

13. Visual Verbal Journals Artists’ Visual Verbal Journals

14. Visual Verbal Journals - Artists using Visual Journals: Eric Fischl Journaling began as sketchbook and grew into large-format glassine drawings of journal pages

15. Visual Verbal Journals Leonardo da Vinci recorded questions and daily observations visually and verbally in a sketchbook - Artists using Visual Journals:

16. Visual Verbal Journals Edvard Munch Used visual journal to develop ideas and record daily observation and reflections - Artists using Visual Journals:

17. Visual Verbal Journals How do Visual Verbal Journals influence ideation?

18. Visual Verbal Journals Writing helps develop ideas: "I write so I can find out what I am thinking" Jerome Bruner Drawing helps develop ideas: Visual imagery offers a freedom that words do not.

19. Visual Verbal Journals -For some, the visual supports the verbal - - For some the verbal supports the visual -

20. Visual Verbal Journals How do Visual Verbal Journals influence creativity?

21. Visual Verbal Journals - Multiple solutions can be explored--- Fluency Journals are low risk places to experiment : - Ideas can be embellished--- Elaboration

22. Visual Verbal Journals Assessments: Methods: -Checklist -Rating scale -Teacher/parent/peer interviews -Student self-assessment

23. Visual Verbal Journals Assessments: Criteria: -Composition -Development of ideas and media experimentation: demonstrate progression -Craftsmanship: although not every entry must be complete, all should be readable, executed with care, and presented in an orderly manner

24. Visual Verbal Journals Sample Assignments: -Start Journal by requiring 10 pages about the student and their connection to art -Create a work of art that is composed only of writing -List three things you believe in and design symbols or images for these things -Make a page using one word as inspiration -Research an artist and create a 2 page report in the journal using both images and words to convey information

25. Visual Verbal Journals Suggestions for New Journals: -Tear random pages -Burn parts of pages -Paint washes -Gesso pages -Glue in tissue paper, found objects, leaves -Cut holes through several pages -Cut and fold pages to hid or reveal areas -Do rubbings on parts of pages

26. Visual Verbal Journals Creating your own Visual Verbal Journal: Your First Steps are to choose a: 1.Composition 2. Medium 3. Subject Matter

27. Visual Verbal Journals Composition Variations: Full Page Design

28. Visual Verbal Journals Bleeds

29. Visual Verbal Journals Borders

30. Visual Verbal Journals Grids

31. Visual Verbal Journals Mandala= Radial Design

32. Visual Verbal Journals Columns

33. Visual Verbal Journals Diagonals

34. Visual Verbal Journals Organic Shapes

35. Visual Verbal Journals Cut Outs and Windows

36. Visual Verbal Journals Resources: -The Journey is the Destination, The Journals of Dan Eldon, Dan Eldon, Chronicle Books -The Diary of Frieda Kahlo, Abradale Pess -The Decorated Page, Gwen Diehn, Lark Books -www.visualjournaling.comwww.visualjournaling.com