Visual Literacy (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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What is visual literacy?
What is visual literacy?
Ability to read, understand & interpret visual information
3 things visual literacy helps identify
3 things visual literacy helps identify
Message, tone, and purpose
4 visual elements to recognise
4 visual elements to recognise
Images, colour, layout, text
5 crucial areas to analyse in visual texts
5 crucial areas to analyse in visual texts
Image, symbols, colour/layout, text/font, expressions
What does red colour typically suggest?
What does red colour typically suggest?
Anger, urgency, or passion
What does blue colour typically represent?
What does blue colour typically represent?
Calmness or sadness
Significance of centrally placed elements
Significance of centrally placed elements
Most significant/important in the visual
4 common purposes of visual texts
4 common purposes of visual texts
Entertain, inform, persuade, criticise
What does a light bulb symbol represent?
What does a light bulb symbol represent?
A brilliant idea or sudden understanding
First step when analysing a visual text
First step when analysing a visual text
Read captions or headings first for context