Why Use Visual Devices
Visual Devices feature seventeen different types of visual texts. Step-by-step guided
instruction, colorful and engaging examples, and opportunities for independent student work will
enable students to master visual literacy for life.
How to Use Visual Devices
How to Use Visual Devices is a handy reference tool that explains the easy
three-step process to teach all the Visual Devices lessons.
Resources that accompany each Visual Device
- Teacher Lesson Plan
- Introduce and Teach projectable
- Guided Practice projectable
- Apply the Skill worksheet
Step 1: Introduce and Teach
Use an engaging model to introduce and define the featured visual text and identify its basic components.
Step 2: Guided Practice
Guide students through analyzing and applying the visual text's features as the class
collaborates on building a version of the text with step-by-step teacher-led instructions.
Step 3: Apply the Skill
GIve students the opportunity to apply what they have learned to independent creation of a visual
text, either on their own or as a group.