OPTIC Is A Strategy To Teach Visual Perspective

OPTIC is a strategy to teach visual perspective. It is important for students to be able to analyze a visual to understand components of the course.

Procedure:

1) Teacher will go over the strategy with the students. The students will be writing the information and placing it in their strategy section of their notebook. (What is typed below the line is what the students will write)

2) Pass out the Photos Around the World Sheet. The teacher will then show the students 10 photos from around the world using the powerpoint. Students will need to answer the questions on the sheet about the photos.

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The five letters in the word OPTIC (pertaining to the eye) provide a system for remembering the five steps for analyzing a visual or graphic (i.e. cartoons, pictures, graphs, and charts). As students view the graphic they may participate in a discussion, write a paragraph, and/.or complete a graphic.

OPTIC

O is for overview

Conduct a brief overview of the visual

P is for parts

Focus on the parts of the visual

Read all the labels

Notice any details that seem important

T is for title

Read the title of the visual for a clear understanding of the subject

(not all graphics will have a title)

I is for interrelationships

Use the title to help identify the main idea of the big umbrella that

connects the parts of the visual

C is for conclusion

Draw a conclusion about the visual as a whole

What does it mean? Why was it included?

Summarize the visual in a few sentences or a well constructed

paragraph