Visual Pedagogy Project:Visual Book Report

By: Kristen Mitsch

Why?

• Elementary Education Major with a Reading Specialist Concentration

• I love to read and find this type of project interesting.

• Find interesting ideas to assess literacy for my future classroom.

• Integrate the use of visuals into a text dominate subject are to help enhance the learning experience for my students.

Process of Inquiry• http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/teaching/techniques/teachi

ng-visual-arts/teaching-visual-arts-were-all-visual-learners– Whether with crayons or computers, kids like doing art. Well-conceived

projects and activities that introduce graphic and multimedia arts are not only fun, they help kids expand their creative skills.

• http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/book_report_ideas.shtml– Many examples of innovative book report ideas

• http://sjh.horrycountyschools.net/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1038263/File/Summer%20Reading%202009/3D%20Book%20Report%20Project%20Diorama.pdf– Rubric and direction example for a diorama

• http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/instructionalmaterials/qt/adaptmaterials.htm– Using visual models and hands-on projects when possible to allow

students to gain understanding of material using their visual learning skills will help accommodate students with language processing disorders.

Process of Project• Objective: To illustrate the main idea of a book visually by building a diorama.

• Supplies: • shoe box • scissors • glue • construction paper • drawing paper or clip art • art materials of choice: crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc.

• Teacher Instructions: Discuss how the main idea of a book can be conveyed through particular images or by illustrating a key event in the book.

• Student Instructions:• First, read a book. • Design and build a diorama to illustrate the book. • The diorama should include the book’s title and author. • The diorama should illustrate the tone and main idea of the book. Write a brief narrative at the top to explain your scene.• Cover the inside of the shoe box with construction paper. • Print and color clip art to glue inside the diorama, or draw pictures of • your own. You can also use text inside the diorama. • Glue images and text in the diorama to create a 3-dimensional effect.

• Hints: • Illustrate a particular scene in the book or use images, text and colors to illustrate the tone and theme of the book. • You can use quotes from the book. • Be original and creative.

The Visual Product

The Visual Product

The Visual Product

The Visual Product

Analysis

• Visuals can help students to demonstrate their learning in a different way.

• It is important to be able to express meaning through the use of visuals and not just text.

• Visual learning helps students to be able to interact and understand the world around them.

• Creativity stimulates the brain and forces students to think outside the box and display meaning with symbols.

My Teaching Philosophies

• School should be enjoyable and students engaged in what they are learning

• Try to incorporate new ideas in classroom to learn material instead of taking easy route

• Reading and comprehension are extremely important for entire education so learning to enjoy it is necessary

• Students learn in different ways so the more opportunities or ways you offer to learn and show comprehension, the better your chances are to reach every student

• There are so many resources available now for students to use to learn that they should have the opportunity to use them and demonstrate their skills in multiple areas.