Teaching Through Images
Teaching Through Images

Author: Jenny Strauss Clay

Publisher: Mnemosyne, Supplements

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9789004373488

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"In ancient didactic poetry, poets frequently make use of imagery - similes, metaphors, acoustic images, models, exempla, fables, allegory, personifications, and other tropes - as a means to elucidate and convey their didactic message. In this volume, which arose from an international conference held at the University of Heidelberg in 2016, we investigate such phenomena and explore how they make the unseen visible, the unheard audible, and the unknown comprehensible. By exploring didactic poets from Hesiod to pseudo-Oppian and from Vergil and Lucretius to Grattius and Ovid, the authors in this collective volume show how imagery can clarify and illuminate, but also complicate and even undermine or obfuscate the overt didactic message. The presence of a real or implied addressee invites our engagement and ultimately our scrutiny of language and meaning"--

Teaching through Images
Teaching through Images

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-12-20

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9004501584

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In this volume an international team of early career and more established scholars explores the ways in which didactic poets of Greco-Roman antiquity use imagery, broadly defined, in order to convey their teaching.

Language and Image in the Reading-Writing Classroom
Language and Image in the Reading-Writing Classroom

Author: Kristie S. Fleckenstein

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-02

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1135644861

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Explores role of imagery in lang, thought & culture-specifically, the importance of imagery in meaning, & the connections between imagery & lang. Offers teachers specific, research & theory- based strategies for integrating imagery into the teaching of

Visual Impact, Visual Teaching
Visual Impact, Visual Teaching

Author: Timothy Gangwer

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2009-02-15

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1452272352

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"Hold on to this author—he is magical! I learned more from reading Gangwer′s book than I have in eight years of professional development workshops." —Laura S. Gulledge, Media Literacy Teacher Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City, AL "Gangwer has effectively organized information from many sources into a form that is readable and practical for a wide variety of education practitioners, including classroom teachers and fine arts teachers." —Ellen Herbert, Art Teacher Longview High School, TX Spark learners′ enthusiasm and promote retention of content with visual teaching techniques! Each day, teachers look for new ways to get students excited about learning and new ways to help them retain the information they learn. In this practical guide, Timothy Gangwer incorporates the latest research on visual learning and shows how you can stimulate students′ interest and participation. Offering classroom-tested techniques to engage learners′ brains, this book includes hundreds of ready-to-use visual learning activities in language arts, math, science, social studies, environmental studies, the arts, and more. This resource covers: Differentiating instruction based on how students process visual information Using graphic organizers, digital photography, the Internet, and other visual communication tools Incorporating music, art, and drama to enhance instruction and learning Teaching visual communication strategies to English language learners Discover how to use visual strategies and activities to help students think critically about the way they understand and perceive the world.

In Pictures and in Words
In Pictures and in Words

Author: Katie Wood Ray

Publisher: In Pictures and in Words

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780325028552

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Describes a program in which the study of the illustrations in children's books is used to help children in the primary grades develop writing skills.

Observing the World through Images
Observing the World through Images

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2013-11-21

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9004263853

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The well-illustrated articles in Observing the World through Images offer insights into the uses of images in astronomy, mathematics, instrument-making, medicine and alchemy, highlighting shared forms as well as those peculiar to individual disciplines. Themes addressed include: the processes of image production and communication; the transformation of images through copying and adaptation for new purposes; genres and traditions of imagery in particular scientific disciplines; the mnemonic and pedagogical value of diagrams; the relationship between text and image; and the roles of diagrams as tools to think with. Contributors include: Isabelle Pantin, Jennifer Rampling, Samuel Gessner, Renee Raphael, Karin Ekholm, Hester Higton, and Katie Taylor.

Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom
Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom

Author: Tim Stafford

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-07-22

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1136936777

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Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom shows how everyday literacy sessions can be made more exciting, dynamic and effective by using a wide range of media and visual texts in the primary classroom. In addition to a wealth of practical teaching ideas, the book outlines the vital importance of visual texts and shows how children can enjoy developing essential literacy skills through studying picture books, film, television and comic books. Designed to take into account the renewed Framework for Literacy, each chapter offers a complete guide to teaching this required area of literacy. Aimed at those who want to deliver high quality and stimulating literacy sessions, each chapter contains a range of detailed practical activities and resources which can be easily implemented into existing literacy teaching with minimal preparation. In addition, each chapter gives clear, informative yet accessible insights into the theory behind visual literacy. Containing a wealth of activities, ideas and resources for teachers of both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, this book discusses how children's literacy skills can be developed and enhanced through exploring a range of innovative texts. Six chapters provide comprehensive guides to the teaching of the following media and literacy skills: picture books film and television comic books visual literacy skills genre adaptation. Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom is an essential resource for all those who wish to find fresh and contemporary ways to teach literacy and will be useful not only to novices but also to teachers who already have experience of teaching a range of media. Students, primary school teachers, literacy co-ordinators and anyone who is passionate about giving pupils a relevant and up-to-date education will be provided with everything they need to know about teaching this new and ever-expanding area of literacy.

Teaching Beginner ELLs Using Picture Books
Teaching Beginner ELLs Using Picture Books

Author: Ana Lado

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2012-09-12

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1452279594

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Picture your beginning ELLs reading their way to success! For beginning ELLs, a picture really is worth a thousand words! Picture books are useful tools for building important language and social foundations that students may miss through traditional instruction. Ana Lado provides all the tools you’ll need to engage ELLs of any age with picture books, including how to: Design lessons around picture books Select appropriate titles using specific criteria Incorporate fun and engaging strategies like singing and reenacting Access the book’s searchable online database to find the right book Integrate picture-book learning to facilitate development of English Language Proficiency

I Wanna Take Me a Picture
I Wanna Take Me a Picture

Author: Wendy Ewald

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 2002-09-17

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780807031414

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Written for parents and teachers, I Wanna Take Me a Picture is an accessible and practical guide to getting children involved in photography. Through a series of lessons-from self-portraiture to representing their dreams-it teaches everything a beginner needs to know: how to compose a picture, set up a darkroom, and develop film.

Literacy and Justice Through Photography
Literacy and Justice Through Photography

Author: Wendy Ewald

Publisher: Teachers College Press

Published: 2011-11-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780807752814

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This practical guide will help teachers to use the acclaimed "Literacy Through Photography" method developed by Wendy Ewald to promote critical thinking, self-expression, and respect in the classroom. The authors share their perspectives as an artist, a sociologist, and a teacher to show educators how to integrate four new “Literacy Through Photography” projects into the curriculum—The Best Part of Me, Black Self/White Self, American Alphabets, and Memories from Past Centuries. These field-tested projects invite students to create images representing their understanding of themselves and the world around them. The text includes classroom vignettes, project descriptions and lesson plans, and reflections and resources to help teachers explore important social and political topics with their students while also addressing standards across various disciplines and grade levels. Book features: Photography projects related to race, language, history, and body image. A framework for engaging students in essential social justice issues. A versatile model of arts integration in the social studies and literacy curriculum. Many examples of students’ writings, photographs, and drawings. Step-by-step instructions to help teachers implement the projects.