Visual Literacy: Connections Between the Visual and the Verbal

PART ONE
Use the following steps to help you figure out the meaning or purpose for a work of art.

·        Look closely at the image to find clues about the works meaning.

·        Pick out the things that are recognizable to you that you can relate.

·        Use those things that you recognized to help you learn the works possible meaning.

·        Based on your past experiences develop a meaning for the work.

PART TWO

Use a Venn Diagram that will help you with the identification of important aspects about the artwork.

·        Section 1- Things that you recognize.

·        Section 2- Things about the artwork that you can relate to.

·        Section 3- Things you need to learn more about.

·        Middle Section- What do they all have in common?

PART THREE
After the Venn Diagram is completed. Take the elements that you closely identify with to create a new work of art. You are to incorporate the following ideas into the work.

·        Why are these elements important? What themes or ideas do they explore?

·        How can you present it in a different manner to change its overall meaning?

·        How can/ does this element relate to society?