Personal development, Reflection
45 min.
Large group, Small group
Upto 15 min
Materials needed
Speaking, Listening
Critical thinking, Visual literacy, Information literacy
Collaboration
Objectives
Critical thinking is necessary when it comes to being part of society, especially in order to make decisions or to form your own opinion. The activity creates awareness about the effects of images. They can be informative, but they can also deceive.
Material
- Pictures/Images suitable for a specific topic
Preparation
- Collect suitable images.
Instructions
The teacher collects suitable images for a topic (e.g. pictures used for newspaper articles). Background information on these images should be researched: When and by whom was the picture taken? Where did it appear? Who or what is shown? What is the context?
In class, small groups are formed. Each group gets a different picture. The groups work on the following questions:
- Who or what is shown in the picture?
- Which actions, activities, relationships are recognizable?
- What impression do you get? How do you feel about the scene?
- Look at the perspective, details, environment, colors, posture, gestures and facial expressions of the people in the picture. What do they mean?
- What is it about?
- What other information do you need to understand the image?
Variant
Other tasks could be:
Think of what happened before or after the scene that is shown.
Imagine what you would see if you zoom out.
Draw what you think is outside the frame.