Reading Photos, Reading Photos, Reading LifeReading Life

Visual Literacy and Visual Literacy and A Raisin in A Raisin in the Sunthe Sun

What is Visual Literacy?What is Visual Literacy?

• Visual Literacy is ability to read non-print Visual Literacy is ability to read non-print visual texts. For example, photographs, visual texts. For example, photographs, paintings, sculptures and movies.paintings, sculptures and movies.

• When we look at pictures we infer ideas When we look at pictures we infer ideas about what is happening and what is not about what is happening and what is not happening in the non-print visual text.happening in the non-print visual text.

• These ideas come from the history we These ideas come from the history we know and our own personal thoughts and know and our own personal thoughts and ideas.ideas.

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What is the aim of Visual What is the aim of Visual Literacy?Literacy?

• The purpose of being able to read a non-The purpose of being able to read a non-print text is to help you make connections print text is to help you make connections between the things you already know to the between the things you already know to the things you are going to be learning. things you are going to be learning.

• Being able to make these connections helps Being able to make these connections helps you to truly learn and know things.you to truly learn and know things.

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aam/6-4-02MonroFinalProject/Presentation/RPRLClass1.pptaam/6-4-02MonroFinalProject/Presentation/RPRLClass1.ppt

Time to Learn…Time to Learn…Time to Practice…Time to Practice…

Reading a Photo…Reading a Photo…

To Read a Photo, you must do the following…To Read a Photo, you must do the following…• Observe the photo for 2 minutes for overall Observe the photo for 2 minutes for overall

impression and then individual items.impression and then individual items.• Make a list of what you see and don’t see: Make a list of what you see and don’t see:

People, Objects & ActivitiesPeople, Objects & Activities• Make a list of inferences from what you seeMake a list of inferences from what you see• Make a list of questions the photo raises in Make a list of questions the photo raises in

you mindyou mind• Where could you go to find the answers to Where could you go to find the answers to

your questions?your questions?http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/analysis_worksheets/photo.html

What do you see here?What do you see here?

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What do you see here?What do you see here?

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What do you see here?What do you see here?

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What do you see here?What do you see here?

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/images/adams.jpg

What do you see here? What do you see here?

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What did you learn?What did you learn?Extension ActivityExtension Activity

• How can you connect these images to How can you connect these images to A A Raisin in the Sun?Raisin in the Sun?

• Now that you have read Now that you have read A Raisin in the A Raisin in the Sun Sun how do you view these images how do you view these images differently than in our preview activity?differently than in our preview activity?

• How are viewing primary sources How are viewing primary sources different than reading literature?different than reading literature?

• How does using primary sources enhance How does using primary sources enhance your understanding?your understanding?