English Language Arts Grades 10-12

This chapter from an open source textbook explains key concepts and elements of visual rhetoric using colorful, contemporary images. Please note that some images discuss politically charged topics such as Covid-19.

Students need to learn how to read images, including images linked with texts. This webpage explains the techniques unique to interpreting visual texts.

Excellent inspiration for a close reading or poetry assignment that incorporates visual literacy and reading comprehension.

If you are a secondary trained teacher, you may not have received explicit teaching instruction on how to teach reading images. Refer to this document produced by an Australian teaching body to see how to break down steps adept readers do unconsciously.

Intriguing Times images stripped of their captions — and an invitation to students to discuss them live. A great idea for a contemporary Bell ringer with high interest and relevance.