1. Visual Literacy Why teach visual literacy? Approximately 80% of the signals our brains interpret are visual.

2. Visual Literacy Many information texts use visual elements. Many visual texts are accessible to all readers. Many visual texts are complex and multi-layered. Visual texts are widely used in electronic media. Steve Moline, I See What You Mean

3. Visual Literacy Visual literacy is a life skill. We read and interpret daily such things as: pictures, posters, paintings and photographs maps and signs video displays graphs and tables Internet

4. Activity: Part 1 I See, I Think, I Wonder, What’s Missing? Look quickly at the images. Using the graphic organizer provided, jot down: what you see in the first column. what you think in the second column what this makes you wonder in the third column what’s missing in the third column.

5. I seeI thinkI wonderWhat’s missing? Newspaper Image Poster Video Clip

7. Poster available from Scholar’s Choice http://scholarschoice.ca/net/index.aspx

8. Video Clip

9. Reflection Consolidation Day Discussion – suggestions on placemat (table and whole group share) Please complete the reflection and leave it on your table Reminder the next session Dec. 1 or 2 (lead teacher + 1 junior teacher) Have your tickets ready for final door prizes