Interpreting and Reinterpreting Images

Session Two

Reflect on inferences and evidence.

• Involve students in self-reflection or peer feedback regarding their responses for Deciphering Explicit Messages in Visual Images: W5 Questions (Lesson Material). For purposes of formative assessment, you may wish to use Self-reflection or Peer-feedback Checklist for Deciphering Explicit Messages (Lesson Material) to guide the students through their reflections.

Extension: Compile individual interpretations.

• Organize students into five or six groups according to the drawing studied. Provide each group with a blank copy of Deciphering Explicit Messages in Visual Images: W5 Questions (Lesson Material). Ask each group to discuss their responses and use the chart to compile the most plausible and well-supported inferences drawn from their individual charts.

Share interpretations with the class.

• Invite each student, or a representative from each pair or group, to present its (composite) findings to the class or post the (composite) data charts around the classroom. Display or project each drawing during the presentations. Encourage the rest of the class to decide if they agree with the interpretations and evidence provided. Invite students to offer and support additional or alternative suggestions.