VISUAL LITERACY READING PERSPECTIVES IN PRIMARY SOURCES Primary

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VISUAL LITERACY: READING PERSPECTIVES IN PRIMARY SOURCES Primary Sources Provided By The Library of

VISUAL LITERACY: READING PERSPECTIVES IN PRIMARY SOURCES Primary Sources Provided By The Library of Congress for Mrs. Cox, English Language Arts 1

BIG IDEA QUESTIONS v How is an artist like a writer? v How can

BIG IDEA QUESTIONS v How is an artist like a writer? v How can we “read” an image similar to how we read text? v How can we interpret art by analyzing the subject, mood, and perspective of the image? v How can images deepen our understanding, or even influence our views, on certain topics or issues? 2

KEY VOCABULARY v Perspective: to understand something through your own senses and logic; your

KEY VOCABULARY v Perspective: to understand something through your own senses and logic; your point of view. v Bias: the presentation of an issue from a single point of view. v Facts: unbiased and certain information about reality. v Opinion: judgements, beliefs, and personal views about reality. 3

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DISCOURSE STARTERS v What is going on in the picture? v What is the

DISCOURSE STARTERS v What is going on in the picture? v What is the picture mainly about? v What’s the story? Is there a bias? v When I see _______, it makes me think _________. v When I see _______, it makes me feel __________. v When I see _______, it makes me wonder________. v I think ______, because I see _________. v I feel _______, because I see _________. v I wonder ________, because I see ________. 5

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v To access these sources: v http: //www. loc. gov/teachers/student-discovery-sets/ v From there, select

v To access these sources: v http: //www. loc. gov/teachers/student-discovery-sets/ v From there, select the women’s suffrage student discovery set: v https: //itunes. apple. com/us/book/womens-suffrage/id 100349450 v Primary Source Citations v “Mayer, Henry, artist. “The Awakening. ” Illustration. Puck: volume 77, no. 1981, February 20, 1915, pages 14 -15. From Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. v http: //www. loc. gov/pictures/item/98502844/” v “Gustin, E. W. “Election Day!” Cartoon. c 1909. From Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. 
http: //www. loc. gov/pictures/item/97500226/ v “Bushnell. [“The Sky is Now Her Limit. ”] Cartoon. New York Times Current History. New York: New York Times Co. , October 1920, Page 142. From Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. 
http: //www. loc. gov/pictures/item/2002716769/ v “Harris & Ewing, photographer. “WOMAN SUFFRAGE JAIL CELL. ” Photograph. Between 1916 and 1918. From Library of Congress, Harris & Ewing Collection. 
http: //www. loc. gov/pictures/item/hec 2008006996/” v “Votes for Women Broadside. Women’s Political Union. ” Broadside. New York City, New York, January 28, 1911. From Library of Congress, Miller NAWSA Suffrage Scrapbooks, 1897 -1911. 
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