February 14

Today, we responded to a word cloud about visual analysis for writing into the day.  After sharing our responses with partners, we graded ourselves on participation and explained those grades.  Then, we read page 60 in Practical Argument and annotated the first photograph in groups.  The groups noticed:

• The boy is unhappy and frustrated.
• The paper is blank.
• He is wearing a uniform.
• There is an advanced math problem on the board.
• The pencil is new.  It has no eraser.
• He's not facing the board.
• There is no teacher.
• He has clenched hands.
• He has nice clothes.
• He has a mohawk.
• There is a chalkboard.
• He is young.
• The pencil is pointing away from the paper.
• He has scary eye contact.
• He is white.
• There is a lot of emptiness sin the background.
• There is no chalk or eraser at the board.

Then we analyzed the picture:

• He hates school.
• He is not prepared.
• He was defeated from the beginning.  He doesn't want to even attempt the problem.
• The trendiness suggests that the boy could represent you.
• He is in private school.
• The material is too advanced for his age.
• The education system is giving up.
• There are no mistakes a lot.
• He is in time out.
• He is too scared to even write anything.
• He has tried for too long and is just frustrated.

We also answered the questions on page 63 in Practical Argument with our groups.  We discussed whether this photo is effective and whether it would be a good photo to use for the topic of standardized testing.  We talked about the same thing with the second photo.

Finally, in groups, we analyzed the photo about education being the most powerful weapon.

Homework:

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