Unit 2

Get The Message!


Unit 2 Introduction

Unit 2: Get The Message!

Learning Goals for Unit 2:


You will focus on the following questions in this unit:

How do I use text and graphics to express myself and create meaningful messages?
How do I use thinking skills to analyze how messages can be expressed through images?
How can I use planning skills to think critically and evaluate visual images?


"Use a picture. It's worth a thousand words." (Arthur Brisbane, Syracuse Advertising Men's Club, March 1911)


How is a picture worth a thousand words?

In this unit, you will learn how to view, explore, and evaluate different types of pictures and visual images such as photographs, posters, cartoons, stories, and symbols.

You will learn different strategies to help you analyze (look closely at) messages expressed through images. You will also examine messages in cartoons, create your own storyboard, poster, word art, and pictures, and answer questions.