🎨 Part 1: Visual Reading Strategies

1. When you first look at an artwork, which reading strategy should you use first?

Previewing - looking at the whole image and title

Questioning - asking detailed questions immediately

Annotating - writing notes straight away

Reading the artist statement first

2. What visual elements help you understand the narrative in an artwork? (Check all that apply)

Colours and their mood

Facial expressions of subjects

Body language and gestures

Setting and background details

Composition and focal points

📝 Part 2: Artwork Analysis Practice

3. Look at the artwork provided by your teacher. Use the previewing strategy and write your first impressions:

4. Now use the questioning strategy. Write three questions about what you see in the artwork:

Question 1: _________________________________________________

Question 2: _________________________________________________

Question 3: _________________________________________________

5. After reading the artist statement, how did your understanding change?

🔍 Part 3: Visual Vocabulary

6. Match the art terms with their meanings:

1. Composition

2. Perspective

3. Symbolism

4. Focal Point

A. The main area that draws your eye

B. How elements are arranged in the artwork

C. Using objects to represent deeper meanings

D. The artist's point of view or opinion

7. Fill in the blanks using words from the art vocabulary word bank:

When analysing an artwork, I first look at the overall _____________ to understand how the artist has arranged the visual elements. Then I identify the _____________ which is the area that catches my attention first. I also consider any _____________ that might represent deeper meanings beyond what I can literally see.