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Different Ways of Seeing the World
ACTIVITY 1.6
ACTIVITY 1.6
Learning Targets
• Analyze a visual text using the OPTIC strategy, incorporating the precise language of photographic images.
• Write an analytical interpretation of the composition of an image.
Seeing the World Through Images
1. Just as a reader’s perspective affects an interpretation of events, so too does the way a reader looks at visual elements affect perceptions and interpretations of a subject. Scan the words listed below, and use the following coding system to rate your level of understanding of the language of photgraphic images.
Q: Signals a Question—I have never heard this word before.
H: Signals familiarity—I have Heard the word before, and I know the context in
which I have heard it.
T: Signals knowledge—I know what this word means, and I can Teach it to you.
My Notes
1. Frame
2. Subject 3. Cropping 4. Lighting
5. Image
6. Composition 7. Space
2. With a partner, research any terms marked with a Q or an H.
Reading the Visual
3. Use the OPTIC strategy to examine the photograph or visual text provided by
your teacher. Use the vocabulary words above to guide your discussion about WORD
the mise en scène, or composition, of the image. Record your analysis using the CONNECTIONS graphic organizer on the next page.
The French term mise en
scène can be traced back to 1833. Mise, literally meaning “a putting, placing,” derives from mettre (“to put, place”) and Latin mittere (“to send”). The word scene has a long theatrical history stretching back to the Latin scena (“scene, stage of a theater”) and Greek skene (“wooden stage for actors”), originally referring to a tent or booth.
LEARNING STRATEGIES:
QHT, Activating Prior Knowledge, Close Reading, OPTIC
Literary Terms
The mise en scène is the composition, or setting, of
Etymology
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PLAN
Materials: one or more photographs that present an ambiguous and relatively complex scene
Suggested Pacing: 1 50-minute class period
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a unified whole; including formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures and tables),
1 Ask students to use the QHT vocabulary strategy to activate prior knowledge about the language of photography. Allow students time to confirm and extend their understanding of these visual elements. Definitions should be similar to the following:
• Frame: area of action that is captured by the camera
• Subject: object, person, and/or matter being studied in the frame
• Cropping: cutting off or concealing unwanted parts of an image within a photograph
• Lighting: the overall effect produced by the amount or type of light in a photograph
• Image: likeness of object, person, or scene found and/or arranged in a frame
• Composition: the way in which the parts of the subject are arranged to present a visual image
• Space: area established or set apart by the arrangement of subjects or matter
2 Have students work alone or in pairs to apply the language of photography to complete a close read and create an interpretation of a photo. Distribute one of the photos you have selected, making sure students know its title, if one exists. Students should describe the photo, using the OPTIC strategy shown in the first column of the graphic organizer on the next page. Students can fill out the first column at this point.
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and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
W.11–12.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
W.11–12.2a: Introduce a topic or thesis statement; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create
L.11–12.6: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific
words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
an image.
TEACH
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