Visual Literacy Text Presentation

Picture This (How Pictures Work)
What?
  • It answers one question.
    • How does the structure of a picture or any visual art form affect our emotional response?
  • Uses a graphic novel to teach.
    • She uses simple ideas and colors.
    • Builds the world slowly and describes what every change she makes.
  • Shows the simple principles of how to show emotion through pictures.
    • Uses examples of each principle beyond the story.

 Why?
  • The title answered a question I had.
    • How do pictures work?
  • The pictures caught my eye.
    • They are different than the other books, so simple.
  • I was reminded that everything we teach has a purpose.
    • Just like every line in a picture.

 How?
  • Give them a piece of art and an emotion.
  • Draw it showing that emotion with basic shapes and colors.
  • Give them a short story.
    • Have them draw the story in a graphic novel style.
  • Have them draw their own story in a graphic novel style.
Challenges.
  • The main challenge is the simplicity of it. 
  • The art is too simple and the examples make too much sense.
    • The best artists do not understand what makes their pictures evoke emotion.
    • They do not want to break it down simply though.
      • They would not like it at all
      • I would explain this is about learning what the pictures mean, not what they look like.
    • Some students will not understand the concepts.
      • These students will learn to like it over time.
      • I would go more in depth about how the simple changes can make emotions.

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