Title: Reading Photos, Reading Life
1Reading Photos, Reading Life
- Visual Literacy and A Raisin in the Sun
2What is Visual Literacy?
- Visual Literacy is ability to read non-print
visual texts. For example, photographs,
paintings, sculptures and movies. - When we look at pictures we infer ideas about
what is happening and what is not happening in
the non-print visual text. - These ideas come from the history we know and our
own personal thoughts and ideas. - http//condor.depaul.edu/aam/6-4-02MonroFinalProj
ect/Presentation/RPRLClass1.ppt
3What is the aim of Visual Literacy?
- The purpose of being able to read a non-print
text is to help you make connections between the
things you already know to the things you are
going to be learning. - Being able to make these connections helps you to
truly learn and know things. - http//condor.depaul.edu/aam/6-4-02MonroFinalProj
ect/Presentation/RPRLClass1.ppt
4Time to LearnTime to Practice
5Reading a Photo
- To Read a Photo, you must do the following
- Observe the photo for 2 minutes for overall
impression and then individual items. - Make a list of what you see and dont see
People, Objects Activities - Make a list of inferences from what you see
- Make a list of questions the photo raises in you
mind - Where could you go to find the answers to your
questions?
http//www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/
analysis_worksheets/photo.html
6What do you see here?
http//memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/I?fsaall1./t
emp/ammem_sOoJdisplayType1m856sdfsam856sf8
a29884_at__at__at_fsaal
7What do you see here?
http//www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/vc84.
jpg
8What do you see here?
http//www.whitney.org/jacoblawrence/art/migration
.html
9What do you see here?
http//www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/images/adams.j
pg
10What do you see here?
http//www.historychannel.com/broadband/clipview/i
ndex.jsp?idtdih_0828
11What did you learn?Extension Activity
- How can you connect these images to A Raisin in
the Sun? - Now that you have read A Raisin in the Sun how
do you view these images differently than in our
preview activity? - How are viewing primary sources different than
reading literature? - How does using primary sources enhance your
understanding?