Bond, Eng 201.01 & 03 10/19/16
Analyzing Visuals
Background & Foreground: Whether you write a conventional essay for Project #2, or make a video, or do something else, you must have a clearly stated argument/thesis and cite at least three sources that support your argument. To that end, if you write a conventional essay, almost all of the paragraphs of your piece should conform to the acronym ICE, Introduce, Cite, Explain. What does that mean?
Introduce: Topic sentence
Cite: Citation from source
Explain: Your analysis of the citation in the context of your argument
During this class we are going to practice linking your analysis to citations from Elliot. We are also going to work on captions for the photos you took for homework for two reasons. 1) To help you think critically about your own observations of urban life. 2) To practice writing active clear descriptions that link to your analysis.
Part I: Video Analysis
1) Write a 3 sentence description of the Papa video. In one sentence, provide information that’s not included in the visual. In the second sentence, use an action verb to describe Papa in the video. In the third sentence, provide your analysis/opinion of the video.
Locate a passage in Elliot that supports or contradicts your opinion. Rewrite it.
Analyze the above passage in at least 3 sentences.
2) Write a 4-5 sentence description of Dasani’s “Ideal Childhood” video. In one sentence, provide information that’s not included in the visual. In 2 sentences, describe the interaction between Dasani and Elliot. In 2 sentences, provide your analysis/opinion of the video.
Locate a passage in Elliot that supports or contradicts your opinion. Rewrite it.
Analyze the above passage in at least 4 sentences.
Part II: Captions
Provide as many Ws as you can for 2 of your photos:
Who: Any people?
What: Identify landmarks, buildings, etc.
When: Time and date photo was taken
Where: Location
Why: What motivated you to take this photo?
Now, choose one of the following writers and compose 3-5 sentences about your photo from their perspective: Bender, Milgram, Gornick or Whitehead.
What does writing about the photo from another perspective help you see about it that you may have initially missed?