What can you learn from a photo or a painting? The key is to take the time to look at it
very closely. Pick an image that particularly strikes you. Take two minutes to really look at
the image. Then, ask:
• What do you see?
• What do you think is going on?
• What does it make you wonder?
Although these prompts seem simple, let them evoke careful observation, enrich your
interpretations and raise new questions. Captions and credit information are on page 7.
See, Think, Wonder,
© Harvard Project Zero
,
is from the
Visible Thinking Project,
pz.harvard.edu/vt
and in
Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement,
Understanding, and Independence for All Learners,
by Ron Ritchhart, Karin Morrison
and Mark Church, published by Jossey-Bass, 2011
.
What can an image tell us?
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