Visual Literacy

Visual Literacy is...

• Looking at images.

• How we 'read' and understand pictures.

• Salience.

• How we view pictures.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the most salient part of this image?

• The water.

• The moon.

• The title.

• The stars.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What are vector lines?

• Visible or invisible lines which lead the viewer's eye to a certain aspect of an image.

• Visible or invisible lines.

• Lines that are straight.

• Visible or invisible lines which force you to look at the picture.

What technique is being used in this image?

• Size.

• Vector lines.

• Framing.

• Colour.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The parts of the picture that appear closest to the viewer

• front

• foreground

• vector

• synecdoche

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

When a person in an image looks away from the viewer, this is referred to as a(n):

• inference

• offer

• gaze

• gesture

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

The way a person/people are looking at the viewer is called the:

• gaze

• offer

• vector

• salience

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Like texts, images also intentionally use objects that represent themselves as well as something more abstract or complex. These are called:

• gutters

• salience

• vectors

• symbols

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The parts of an image that are furthest away from the viewer are called the:

• background

• foreground

• panel

• gutter

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Objects, characters, figures, and colors used to represent ideas or concepts

• Symbol

• Theme

• Motif

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2