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- Reading images: an introduction to visual literacy
- Images are all around us, and the ability to interpret them meaningfully is a vital skill for students to learn.
- By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.
- Rethinking Reports
- Creative research-based assignments provide alternatives to the President Report, Animal Report, and Famous Person Report that ask students to think about old topics in new ways, work collaboratively, and develop products that support a variety of learning styles.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- Reading picture books
- Two strategies for helping children understand a story through illustrations.
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Resources for looking at art
- A guide to some of the best websites, activities, and print resources for building visual literacy through the study of art.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- A picture is worth a thousand words
- An example of how a single image can provoke discussions at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.
- By Bobby Hobgood and David Walbert.
- Believe it or not! Reporting on amazing animals
- In Rethinking Reports, page 2.3
- A visual and oral presentation of an "animal report" can engage students' interest and develop their artistic and visual literacy skills.
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Photo comparison: Focus on geography
- A worksheet for students to use when comparing photographs, focusing on information about the population of the region in which they were taken.
- Format: worksheet
- By Eric Eaton.
- Resources for teaching with photographs
- Websites, activities, books, and image collections for classroom use.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Photo analysis: Focus on carpet weaving
- A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs of carpet weaving.
- Format: worksheet
- By Eric Eaton.
- Photo analysis: Focus on world pottery traditions
- A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs of pottery-making.
- Format: worksheet
- By Eric Eaton.
- Photo analysis: Focus on climate
- A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs for information about the climate of the region in which they were taken.
- Format: worksheet
- By Eric Eaton.
- Photo analysis: Focus on population
- A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs, focusing on information about the population of the region in which they were taken.
- Format: worksheet
- By Eric Eaton.
- “ottos mops” by Ernst Jandl
- This lesson is designed for students to enjoy a short amusing poem, as well as refine their knowledge of short “o” and long “o” sounds, and use higher order thinking skills to analyze who or what otto and mops are.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)
- By Helga Fasciano.
- Asheville Art Museum
- Through works of art in permanent and special exhibition, students will learn about the rich history of visual arts in North Carolina.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Photographs: a process guide for students
- Questions to consider when looking at photographs as primary sources.
- By Dan McDowell.
- Photo analysis: Focus on geography
- A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs, focusing on information about the geography of the region in which they were taken.
- Format: worksheet
- By Eric Eaton.
- Learning to Read
- Young children love to be read to and look forward to reading themselves. This sampling of resources provide activities that are fun and stimulate interest in reading.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Information literacy: not just for students
- Good Internet research skills are important for teachers, too. This article provides an introduction to "information literacy" concepts and a list of references for teachers and media specialists.
- Format: article
- By Diane Kester.
- What's happening now?
- This comprehension and writing lesson helps the student develop skills in predicting what will happen next and sequencing. It also develops the ability to answer what, where, when, and how questions. It can also include a writing activity that teaches writing in a newspaper format by answering the "W" questions and creating a class newspaper book.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
- By Nancy McGowan.
- Learning to look at art
- Strategies for helping students develop visual literacy in looking at paintings and other forms of visual art.
- By Melissa Thibault.
