Lesson 5 — Activity 1: Representing through Varied Forms
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Lesson 5 — Activity 1:
Representing
through Varied Forms
Representing refers to using visual means (sometimes combined with verbal messages) to communicate ideas. There are many different ways in which we can represent our ideas without speaking or writing. These different means can be more effective than the
traditional ways we communicate, depending on the context of the communication.
There are many ways of representing information that we are familiar with, including the following:
- diagrams
- posters
- charts
- signs
- illustrations
- photographs
- paintings
- videos
- mimes
- dramas
- sculptures
- collages
- symbols
- cartoons
It can be helpful to communicate through representing and viewing. For many people, it is easier to get information visually than by reading, writing, or speaking.
Often the purpose of representation is to entertain, but we can also use representation for other common purposes of communication, such as to persuade, to inform, or to express an opinion.
Often the purpose of representation is to entertain, but we can also use representation for other common purposes of communication, such as to persuade, to inform, or to express an opinion.
Self-check!
In this Self-check Activity, you will complete a chart to show how messages can be represented visually.
Click here to open the chart.
Please print out a copy of the chart to complete.
NOTE: When you are finished, please hand your chart in so that your teacher can mark it as completed.
Click here to open the chart.
Please print out a copy of the chart to complete.
NOTE: When you are finished, please hand your chart in so that your teacher can mark it as completed.