Visual media has as much power to provoke thought and feeling as writing. We should watch visual media as we read texts, with critical lenses. Determine what the creators of the video want you to know, think, and feel and pay attention to bias.
Notice the following:
1. What does the author want you to know? What objective, factual information is given?
2. What images do you see? How are they presented, at what pace, in what order and format? What feelings and thoughts do they elicit?
3. What words are spoken or added to the images on the screen? What emotional, opinionated, or loaded words are used? For what purpose?
4. What do you hear? What are the sounds - music, sound effects, natural sounds, etc.?
5. What people are included? What are they doing or saying? Who is represented? Whose perspectives are missing?
6. What other stylistic (black and white, slow motion, etc.) or persuasive techniques are included?
7. What aspects of this video might you use to support your claim or use in a counterclaim?
Notice the following:
1. What does the author want you to know? What objective, factual information is given?
2. What images do you see? How are they presented, at what pace, in what order and format? What feelings and thoughts do they elicit?
3. What words are spoken or added to the images on the screen? What emotional, opinionated, or loaded words are used? For what purpose?
4. What do you hear? What are the sounds - music, sound effects, natural sounds, etc.?
5. What people are included? What are they doing or saying? Who is represented? Whose perspectives are missing?
6. What other stylistic (black and white, slow motion, etc.) or persuasive techniques are included?
7. What aspects of this video might you use to support your claim or use in a counterclaim?
Videos to watch in class:
News footage of an attempt to ban a classic
Challenge to Fahrenheit 451 in Texas
News footage of an attempt to ban a classic
Challenge to Fahrenheit 451 in Texas
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