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"Some pictures do not have obvious
actions occurring, yet we understand them to be conveying something about the world. Things such as flow charts, maps or labeled images in an information book are more likely to show a concept or idea rather than actions…" –Jon Callow
Visual Texts
a.Help to show how facts and details are connected
b.Tend to simplify and generalize topics
c.Show Structure in organizing a topic
What is this map telling you?????
World Map of the effects of the light pollution on the night sky
(infrared scale)
“Images like abstract graphs and diagrams on the one hand, and written text on the other hand, contribute differentially to the construction of meaning” -Lemke
WRITTEN TEXT
+IMAGE
= MEANING
Application to Genres
• Recount- using a timeline• Explanation- flow chart• Procedure- symbols/pictures• Narrative- use a diagram• Argument- flow chart• Discussion- table (for/against)• Information Report- concept map
Like Written Texts, Visual Texts can be applied to each genre
Why use Visual Texts?
• Many people are visual learners
• Children generally understand diagrams before the written word, so visual texts are familiar
• Breaks the monotony of Traditional Learning
MAPS
Why Concentrate on Maps?
• Gives students an orientation in the world• Increases cultural awareness• Map literacy is important in all other
subjects when discussing politics, economics, and history. Thus, maps are great tools for interdisciplinary teaching
• Map skills create a base for other skills of knowledge (graphing and diagrams)
Types of Maps
Concept Maps help organize our
thoughts, schedules and plans
Star Maps have been used for navigation for centuries
In Large cities, maps for Transportation are just as influential.
Weather watching probably gives Americans more exposure to global maps than anything else.
Vocabulary
• Key/Legend
• Latitude/Longitude
• Scale
• Compass/Direction
• Equator/Poles
When studying images, what are some things to look for?
• COLOR/SYMBOLS
• SCALE
• ARRANGMENT/PERSPECTIVE
Specifically with MAPS, what do students consistently need to question???
• How was this map produced? • What type of map is this?• Who made the map?• What is the map’s purpose?• Is the map drawn to scale?• Do different colors represent different things?• When was the map created?• How is the map arranged? (Orientation)
Perspective:Perspective:Prime MeridianPrime Meridian
Scale:Look at Greenland!!
Perspective:International Date Line
Scale:Look at Antarctica!!
Perspective:The Americas
Scale:Again… Look at Greenland
and Antarctica
Perspective:Magnetic North has been switched to south
How would your perspective change if this were how we saw the world in these
“New Times”?
Where is Antarctica now?
What are these maps
suggesting???
Why should we believe
it?
MAP SHAPES… Do they matter?
Construction Construction and and
Deconstruction Deconstruction of of
Global MapsGlobal Maps
Round Earth, Flat MapsRound Earth, Flat Maps
Activity 1:Activity 1:Give students a tangerine and have them draw a global map on it. Peel the fruit and try to superimpose the drawing onto a flat map surface
Flat Map onto Round EarthFlat Map onto Round Earth
Activity 2:Activity 2:Give students a flat global map (one of two types- divided and whole) and have them try to wrap it over a baseball
Which map would Which map would be easier to cover a be easier to cover a round surface?round surface?
WHY?
What does this tell us about What does this tell us about Greenland and Antarctica?Greenland and Antarctica?
Which map is real?
Map of species in danger
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