1. Is a picture REALLY worth a thousand words?
Visual Analysis
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2. Class objectives
By the end of this class, you will be able to:
1- Identify and analyze visual techniques
2- Explain the effects of visual techniques on the
audience or reader
3- Justify how images might relate to the guiding
question you’ve chosen for the Assessment Task
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20. What’s next?
Visual techniques
identified
Effect
Facial Expression
Happiness,
sense of security,
Body language Affinity, closeness
Demand Gaze direct connection with the audience
invitation to feel accepted and loved
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21. What’s next?
Visual techniques
identified
Effect
Facial Expression
Happiness,
sense of security,
Body language Affinity, closeness
Demand Gaze direct connection with the audience
invitation to feel accepted and loved
Monochromatic
colour
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22. What’s next?
Visual techniques
identified
Effect
Facial Expression
Happiness,
sense of security,
Body language Affinity, closeness
Demand Gaze direct connection with the audience
invitation to feel accepted and loved
Monochromatic
colour
projection of an universal concept
importance of the concept of family
in the aboriginal culture
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24. What guiding questions
might this picture relate to?
What makes a culture? Why do people connect to a
specific culture?
Would you define culture and race in the same
way? Why? Explain it with reference to at least 3
texts?
As communication makes the world smaller, do
cultures become unimportant or more important?
Can you think of any more?
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27. Writing
Point & link to my guiding question:
This image explores the idea of what makes culture
important by showing a loving family relationship
between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter
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28. Writing
Point & link to my guiding question:
This image explores the idea of what makes culture
important by showing a loving family relationship
between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter
Technique & effect#1
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29. Writing
Point & link to my guiding question:
This image explores the idea of what makes culture
important by showing a loving family relationship
between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter
Their facial expression denote the idea of happiness and
sense of security they both feel by being enjoying
each other’s company.
Technique & effect#1
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30. Writing
Point & link to my guiding question:
This image explores the idea of what makes culture
important by showing a loving family relationship
between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter
Their facial expression denote the idea of happiness and
sense of security they both feel by being enjoying
each other’s company.
Technique & effect#2
Technique & effect#1
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31. Writing
Point & link to my guiding question:
This image explores the idea of what makes culture
important by showing a loving family relationship
between an aboriginal child and her granddaughter
Their facial expression denote the idea of happiness and
sense of security they both feel by being enjoying
each other’s company.
Technique & effect#2
Their body language also shows their affinity and
closeness.
Technique & effect#1
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34. Writing (cont’d)
Technique & effect#3
The demand gaze establishes a direct connection with
the audience as the granddaughter invites us to feel
accepted and loved.
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35. Writing (cont’d)
Technique & effect#3
The demand gaze establishes a direct connection with
the audience as the granddaughter invites us to feel
accepted and loved.
Technique & effect#4
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36. Writing (cont’d)
Technique & effect#3
The demand gaze establishes a direct connection with
the audience as the granddaughter invites us to feel
accepted and loved.
Technique & effect#4
Finally, the overall monochromatic colour projects/
creates the idea of an universal concept and
highlights how family is a key value in aboriginal
culture.
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