These two chapters have made me think about what a “text” really is and that photographs and various images are TEXT. The question is how do I really convince my students of this concept? Also, how do I successfully guide them through this process and know that they understood it because it is an acquired skill that develops over time? Learning to read a piece of art is a very different task. I think that the best strategy for me to use with my students is to walk them through several critiquing exercises. I feel that this should be started when they are in elementary school on a simplified level. Teaching them the steps of how to critique and how to express their thoughts about various works of art will make all the difference within my classroom.
Before this class, I had not read a graphic novel and I did not realize that they have become a part of our curriculum. These are going to be so beneficial for students in any art class. Most artists are visual learners and I know that incorporating reading in this form will be beneficial to all of us. However, I think that it is so important to clarify to them what these are and that they are not comic books or a form of manga. Graphic novels provide more opportunities for higher level of thinking to take place.
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