Interpreting and Reinterpreting Images

References

Books listed as references have not been reviewed or approved by Alberta Education.

"The Explorers" site of the Virtual Museum of New France (Canadian Museum of Civilization) contains maps, drawings and background on Cartier, Champlain, Brûlé, Radisson and a dozen other explorers of New France. http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/index_e.aspx?DetailID=4174

Werner, Walt. Reading visual text. Theory and Research in Social Education, 30 (3). (2002)
This article explains many orientations to reading visual images. It was the basis for the discussion of explicit and implicit interpretations.

Jane Yolen, Encounter (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2001)

Thomas King, Coyote Columbus (Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books, 1992)

Jon Scieszka, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (New York, NY: Puffin, 1996)

Credits

Adapted from Critical Challenges Across the Curriculum series. Permission granted by The Critical Thinking Consortium for use by Alberta teachers.

Assessment support provided by the Alberta Assessment Consortium.