A Picture Speaks A Thousand Words http://picturetalk.edublogs.org Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 A FOCUS ON VISUAL LITERACY! http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/10/16/hello-world/ http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/10/16/hello-world/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:18:01 +0000 mshearman http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/10/16/hello-world/ terrible-escape.jpg

The purpose of this blog is to explore the power and potency of IMAGES and other forms of MULTI MEDIA . By participating in this blog you will be asked to INTERPRET and COMMENT on a variety of different images. Remember to read the comments of others to enrich your understanding and to better develop your comments. Click here to visit this week’s VISUAL MEDIA FOCUS.

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LOOK carefully at the image and complete the following tasks.
1.LIST 5 emotions that you think the girl in the picture may be feeling.
2. THINK and RECORD in a FULL SENTENCE – Where do you think the girl is going? What or who is she running from or to?
3. WHY do you think the photographer chose to BLUR the image?
4. RECORD a new title for the image.

]]> http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/10/16/image-1/feed/ 57 IMAGE 2 http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/10/16/image-2/ http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/10/16/image-2/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:03:41 +0000 mshearman http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/10/17/image-2/ 1. Record 5 words to descibe the teddy bear in the image.
2. Record 3 similarities between the bear and a homeless person.
3. Why do you think the photographer has chosen to photograph a bear instead of a homeless person?
4. What message do you think the photographer is trying to convey?

homeless-bear.jpg

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1. List three people that the shoes could belong to.
2.Why do you think the photographer has chosen to make the image black and white?
3. Create a new title for the image and explain why you think that title is appropriate.

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Tasks
1. List 5 emotions that you think the ‘wooden man’ is experiencing
2. Have you ever felt like the ‘wooden man? Describe that time in your life.
3. What message do you think the photographer is trying to convey?

]]> http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/10/11/image-5/feed/ 54 CHRISTMAS IMAGES http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/10/10/christmas-images/ http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/10/10/christmas-images/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:40:59 +0000 mshearman http://picturetalk.edublogs.org/2007/12/10/christmas-images/ heart.jpg
nativity.jpg
santa.jpg
people.jpg

TASK
1. Look at the images above and choose the image that you best think represents Christmas. Write a description of the image you have chosen and the reason why it best represents Christmas.

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