Caitlin M. Dillon
I believe that by completing this unit, students will learn to notice more details in visual images by writing descriptions of them and/or using them as writing prompts. By introducing the students to effective ways to approach and analyze visual materials and by giving them opportunities to practice (in class and possibly during a field trip to an art museum), I hope to give my students a new perspective on the process of writing and reading in relation to seeing. I believe that progressing multiple times through the cycle of writing, knowing, seeing, with feedback from their classmates and from me, will help my students develop a stronger two--way link between their visualization and verbalization skills.
If this unit is successful in addressing the issues summarized above, the following objectives will be met:
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Students will notice and identify details in visual images and in texts, orally and in writing.
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Students will consider and analyze details in images in order to make inferences about the images and/or the creators of the images.
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Students will consider and analyze details in texts in order to generate and support claims about the images/texts and/or the artists/authors of the images/texts.
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Students will evaluate the relevancy of details as support for a specific claim about visual images and texts.
