QUIZ 3 Flashcards
what is visual literacy?
the ability to read signs, images, pictures, etc. and to analyze the power of images in particular contexts
what is visually representing?
creation of visual language
what are cultural codes?
what we see and how we understand it is filtered through an interpretive framework informed by cultural understandings
what is semiotics?
- study of signs
what is language in regards to semiotics?
sign system in which signs and symbols represent things
what is metonymy?
use of an attribute of something being employed to represent that thing itself (suit for business exec)
what is a synedoche?
a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole (the kettle is boiling)
what is coaching from the side in drama?
teacher observes and instructs from outside the play
what is teacher in role in drama?
teacher takes a character’s role in dramatic activities
what are modes
channels of communication
what are multimodal texts
employs one or more channel of communication
is a tableau process drama or theatre drama?
process drama
what is reader’s theatre?
performance of a text that focuses on reading a script using expression, intonation, and fluency without movement or props
what is dramatic play?
- students use drama and play to learn
- play centres with props, puppets, masks, etc
what is process drama?
drama is a vehicle for learning - the emphasis is on the process and what is learned, not the finished product
