📚 Part 1: Understanding Visual Storytelling

1. What is visual storytelling?

Using only written words to tell a story

The use of images, symbols, and visual media to convey a story or message

Reading books without pictures

Listening to audio stories

2. Which of the following are forms of visual storytelling? (Select all that apply)

Comic strips

Film clips

Photo stories

Radio programmes

Infographics

3. Visual storytelling is important because it helps us:

Understand stories more quickly and emotionally

Avoid reading altogether

Make stories more complicated

Replace all written communication

4. How do visual elements like colour affect storytelling?

🎬 Part 2: Visual Elements and Impact

5. Complete the sentence: When a character in a visual story has a sad expression, it tells the audience that _____________.

6. List three visual storytelling techniques that can help convey a story's meaning:

a) _____________________

b) _____________________

c) _____________________

7. Think of a visual story you know well (movie, comic, advertisement, etc.). Describe how ONE visual element (like colour, character expression, or image arrangement) helps tell the story:

8. Why might a filmmaker choose to use dark colours in a scary scene?

🗺️ Part 3: Story Mapping Activity

9. Choose a visual story example from today's lesson (or one you know). Use the space below to create a simple story map showing the key narrative elements. Include:

• Characters • Setting • Problem • Action • Resolution

10. Reflection: How did the visual elements in your chosen story help you understand these narrative parts better than words alone might have?