Interpretation
1. Put students into small groups.
2. Before reading a picture book, pass out copies of some of the illustrations to the groups. Give a different illustration to each group.
3. The students take turns sharing their interpretation of the illustration. Remind them to “read” the illustration closely to decide character, setting, possible problem, etc.
4. They then act out the story they think the illustration is showing.
5. Have each group share their interpretative skit.
6. Discuss the narrative elements depicted in their skit.
7. Then you read the book.
After steps 1 – 7, you have them get back into their groups and act out the illustration again now showing it’s real meaning.
The final scene can be used as an entry into the Arts Fair. For the art form, they learned how to interpret an illustration to develop a prediction for a story. For the subject of reading they learned recognizing how illustrations impact the telling of a story and helps show narrative elements.
IllustrationInterpretation from Marly Parker on Vimeo.
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