Close Reading of Visual Art with "The Kiss" (view)
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- Rationale
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- Learning goals:
- Students will learn how to conduct close reading of visual media., Students will understand that they can transfer the skill of close reading to other texts., Students will consider how textual elements shape and inform our understanding.
- Keywords:
- Visual media, Close Reading, Interactive, Reflection, Poetry
- Alignment:
- VA.ELA.10.2.d, VA.ELA.10.4, VA.ELA.10.4.f, VA.ELA.10.4.m
- Resource Set
- Instructional Steps
- Extension Activity
Summary
This activity is intended as an introduction to close-reading using visual media. In this lesson, students will review and then closely "read" the painting, "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt in order to understand the process of close-reading and its impact on our understanding of texts. Once students have learned how to conduct close-reading of a visual text, they reflect on how they might transfer this skill to the written word. This activity also includes optional extension activities that incorporate poetry into the lesson.