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READING A VISUAL

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B Y: J E S S I C A W O O D B Y R N E
STEP 1: PREPARE THE ACTIVITY

Present an image from the Newseum


gallery that has a lot of underlying
detail in the picture. Ask students to
examine the picture very carefully and
ask themselves questions. Have
students work in partners for this
activity. Jot down notes for each
image that you see during this activity
STEP 2: PROJECT THE FULL IMAGE
STEP 3: ASK QUESTIONS

What stands out to you in this picture?


What do you notice about the people in this
picture: clothes, facial expressions, feelings,
personalities?
What do you notice about about setting: objects,
landscape, weather?
What do you notice about action or activities:
what seems to be happening here? Whos doing
what?
STEP 4: REVEAL ONE QUADRANT

What do you notice


about this part of
the picture?

What is happening
in this section of
the photo?
STEP 5: REVEAL NEXT QUADRANT

What do you
notice about this
part of the
picture?

What is
happening in this
section of the
photo?
STEP 6: REVEAL NEXT QUADRANT

What do you
notice about this
part of the picture?

What is happening
in this section of
the photo?
STEP 8: REVEAL NEXT QUADRANT

What do you
notice about this
part of the
picture?

What is
happening in this
section of the
photo?
STEP 9: REVEAL THE IMAGE AGAIN

After kids have viewed and taken notes on each


quadrant, display the full image again.
STEP 10: DISCUSS THE PICTURE

Using the students notes as a guide, discuss as a


class their findings about this picture
What are the most important details about this
picture?
What can we conclude about this image?
This image tells the dramatic story of the growing
militancy of the struggle for racial justice in 1967.
This picture displays how African Americans used
their First Amendment rights to fight for change

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