visual literacy lesson
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Is a picture REALLY worth a thousand words?
Visual Analysis
Thursday, 11 July 13
Class objectives
By the end of this class, you will be able to:
1- Identify and analyze visual techniques
2- Explain the effects of visual techniques on the audience or reader
3- Justify how images might relate to the guiding question you’ve chosen for the Assessment Task
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What can you see?
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What can you see?
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What can you see?
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What can you see?Facial Expression
Thursday, 11 July 13
What can you see?Facial Expression
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What can you see?Facial Expression
Body Language
Thursday, 11 July 13
What can you see?Facial Expression
Body Language
Thursday, 11 July 13
What can you see?Facial Expression
Body Language
Demand Gaze
Thursday, 11 July 13
What can you see?Facial Expression
Body Language
Demand Gaze
Thursday, 11 July 13
What can you see?Facial Expression
Body Language
Demand Gaze
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What can you see?Facial Expression
Body Language
Demand Gaze
MonochromaticColour
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What’s next?
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What’s next?Visual techniques
identified Effect
Facial Expression
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What’s next?Visual techniques
identified Effect
Facial ExpressionHappiness,
sense of security,
Thursday, 11 July 13
What’s next?Visual techniques
identified Effect
Facial ExpressionHappiness,
sense of security,
Body language
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What’s next?Visual techniques
identified Effect
Facial ExpressionHappiness,
sense of security,
Body language Affinity, closeness
Thursday, 11 July 13
What’s next?Visual techniques
identified Effect
Facial ExpressionHappiness,
sense of security,
Body language Affinity, closeness
Demand Gaze
Thursday, 11 July 13
What’s next?Visual techniques
identified Effect
Facial ExpressionHappiness,
sense of security,
Body language Affinity, closeness
Demand Gaze direct connection with the audienceinvitation to feel accepted and loved
Thursday, 11 July 13
What’s next?Visual techniques
identified Effect
Facial ExpressionHappiness,
sense of security,
Body language Affinity, closeness
Demand Gaze direct connection with the audienceinvitation to feel accepted and loved
Monochromatic colour
Thursday, 11 July 13
What’s next?Visual techniques
identified Effect
Facial ExpressionHappiness,
sense of security,
Body language Affinity, closeness
Demand Gaze direct connection with the audienceinvitation to feel accepted and loved
Monochromatic colour
projection of an universal conceptimportance of the concept of family
in the aboriginal culture
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What guiding questions might this picture relate to?
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What guiding questions might this picture relate to? What makes a culture? Why do people connect to a specific culture?
Would you define culture and race in the same way? Why? Explain it with reference to at least 3 texts?
As communication makes the world smaller, do cultures become unimportant or more important?
Can you think of any more?
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Writing
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Writing Point & link to my guiding question:
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Writing Point & link to my guiding question:
This image explores the idea of what makes culture important by showing a loving family relationship
between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter
Thursday, 11 July 13
Writing Point & link to my guiding question:
This image explores the idea of what makes culture important by showing a loving family relationship
between an aboriginal child and her granddaughterTechnique & effect#1
Thursday, 11 July 13
Writing Point & link to my guiding question:
This image explores the idea of what makes culture important by showing a loving family relationship
between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter
Their facial expression denote the idea of happiness and sense of security they both feel by being enjoying
each other’s company.
Technique & effect#1
Thursday, 11 July 13
Writing Point & link to my guiding question:
This image explores the idea of what makes culture important by showing a loving family relationship
between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter
Their facial expression denote the idea of happiness and sense of security they both feel by being enjoying
each other’s company. Technique & effect#2
Technique & effect#1
Thursday, 11 July 13
Writing Point & link to my guiding question:
This image explores the idea of what makes culture important by showing a loving family relationship
between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter
Their facial expression denote the idea of happiness and sense of security they both feel by being enjoying
each other’s company. Technique & effect#2
Their body language also shows their affinity and closeness.
Technique & effect#1
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Writing (cont’d)
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Writing (cont’d)Technique & effect#3
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Writing (cont’d)Technique & effect#3
The demand gaze establishes a direct connection with the audience as the granddaughter invites us to feel
accepted and loved.
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Writing (cont’d)Technique & effect#3
The demand gaze establishes a direct connection with the audience as the granddaughter invites us to feel
accepted and loved. Technique & effect#4
Thursday, 11 July 13
Writing (cont’d)Technique & effect#3
The demand gaze establishes a direct connection with the audience as the granddaughter invites us to feel
accepted and loved. Technique & effect#4
Finally, the overall monochromatic colour projects/creates the idea of an universal concept and
highlights how family is a key value in aboriginal culture.
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show
portray
depict
illustrate
highlight
accentuate
Verbs to use in your analysis
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