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Appendix E
Viewing Skills Array - p. 149

Audience:                   Self          Peers         Community             Larger society
Purpose: Express, Explain, Inform, Persuade, Problem solve, Imagine, Reflect, Question, Entertain, Share, Enjoy, Explore, Record, Summarize, Collaborate, Respond, Create, Clarify, Develop point of view, Interpret, Evaluate, and Critique
Forms:

Live performance
Chart
Map
Table
Graph
Drawing/Illustration
Photograph
Film/Video
Slide
Television
Multimedia presentation
Three-dimensional form
Notes/Cue card
Technology software 

 

Activities for Constructing Meaning:

Recognize or select viewing form
Use graphic organizers
Use context clues
Recognize or develop central idea/details/sequence
Understand purpose for viewing or presentation
Recognize strengths and limitations of media
Interpret or incorporate body language
Recognize bias
Recognize or develop point of view
Recognize or use persuasive techniques
Recognize or select organizational pattern
Identify or use conventions of media forms
Distinguish fact from opinion
Distinguish relevant questions
Extrapolate information
Activate prior knowledge
Predict
Make inferences
Draw conclusions
Self-monitor comprehension
Follow visual directions

Purposes indicated in the Purpose box may also be
used as Activities for Constructing Meaning.

Anticipated Outcomes: 

Demonstrates effective viewing (Text already generated) by:

. Recognizing a central idea or topic
. Recognizing organizational structure of text
. Recognizing supporting details
. Connecting with prior knowledge
. Evaluating appropriateness of medium
. Determining creator's purpose
. Evaluating conclusion/opinion/stance
. Evaluating use of the elements and conventions
. Analyzing his/her viewing strategies and responses to text

Demonstrates effective viewing (Generating text) by:

    .  Establishing a purpose
    .  Considering the audience
    . Developing central idea or topic
    . Determining an appropriate medium
    . Developing supporting ideas
    . Developing an organizational structure
    .  Selecting, using, and adjusting the elements and conventions of the medium
    . Conveying conclusions/opinions/stance linked to the central idea or topic.
    . Evaluating the effectiveness of the text
    . Analyzing his/her viewing strategies, content, and composition of text.