Unit 3

What Does It Mean to Explore?

Reader's Notebook

Living in Space: Visually Speaking

For this activity, you will examine the image of the two astronauts floating in space that appears on this page.


Using the Reader's Notebook: Living in Space Visually Speaking, you will interpret the photograph by using the following strategies that were discussed previously in this lesson.

  • Let your eyes move over the photograph and ask: What does the photograph want me to notice or learn?
  • What is the focal point? Where are my eyes drawn first?
  • How do people's faces add meaning?
  • How does seeing this image help me add meaning?
  • What additional information can I learn from this photograph about life in space?




Document: Reader's Notebook: Living in Space Visually Speaking
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  1. Download the document Reader's Notebook: Living in Space Visually Speaking.
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:

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How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Reader's Notebook: Living in Space Visually Speaking in this format: jsmith_livinginspace2 and save the file to your Documents folder.

Formative Assessment

  1. This worksheet is similar to homework, which is an opportunity to practise important concepts in the lesson. The worksheet is NOT for marks.
  2. However, your teacher may ask you to submit this worksheet to check on your progress so be sure to save it in your Documents folder.
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