Hi everyone!,
In our increasingly digital world, visual communication has become more and more prevalent. Therefore, strengthening visual literacy has become increasingly important. Including visual materials like primary source photos, graphic biographies, maps, and political cartoons, can help strengthen these visual analysis skills. I recently used the Annie Jump Cannon cartoon and Cecilia Payne- Gaposchkin graphic biography in my BHP class. I found that students were engaged and eagerly dug into the content. The class paid way more attention to detail, like the characters’ facial expressions and the illustrators’ artistic choices. I think that the attention to detail was there almost immediately because engagement was up. I have the graphic biographies to thank for that!
Brainstorming other ways I can work on visual literacy skills in my classroom!
How do you work on visual literacy in your classrooms while also sustaining rigorous cognitive engagement?
