what is a text? redefining traditional notions
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What is a Text? Redefining Traditional Notions. IB: Language & Literature A L. Sandford. As mentioned, the reason why this course exists is because the IB and Ontario Curriculum now recognizes that a text is not just words on a page. What Is A Text?. So…. with that…. Take a guess…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What is a Text?Redefining Traditional
Notions
IB: Language & Literature AL. Sandford
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As mentioned, the reason why this course exists is because the IB and Ontario Curriculum now recognizes
that a text is not just words on a page.
So…with that…
What Is A Text?
Take a guess…
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Is this ad a text?
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Is this brochure a text?
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A tattoo?
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A novel?
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Is this face a text?
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What is a text?A text is essentially…anything that functions as part of a communicative act.
anything that can be interpreted.
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What is a Communicative Act?Oany process that demands an
engagement between two or more parties involving reception, interpretation and response.
OFor example, one person speaking to another can be a communicative act as can a novel which waits on a shelf for a reader’s response.
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What is a text continued…O The term “text types” simply refers to the
almost limitless range of texts that can be part of a communicative act, such as advertisements, movies, novels, textbooks, newspapers, blogs, etc.
O Text types can include the many different types of writing as well as photographs or even dramatic performances.
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IB “Text” DefinitionO Anything from which information can be
extracted, and includes the widest range of oral, written and visual materials present in society.
O This range will include single and multiple images with or without text, literary and non-literary written texts and extracts, media texts (for example, films), radio and television programs and their scripts, and electronic texts that share aspects of a number of these areas (for example video-sharing websites, web pages, SMS messages, blogs, wikis and tweets). Oral texts will include readings, speeches, broadcasts and transcriptions of recorded conversation.
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Let’s start with something simple…
Is this a
text?How do you
know?What
can you infer from this?
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Visual Analysis
Layout :What is the design like? Is it simple? Is there a lot of empty space? Where is the author’s name and title placed?
Colour :What kinds of colours are used? How do they make you feel?
Words :Are there any words on the cover? What do they say? What do they suggest the book could be about?
Location :Where do you think the setting is? What could this tell us about the book?
Tone & Mood :Overall, how does the cover make you feel? Serious? Creeped out? Joyful? How does the lighting affect your impression?
Symbols :Are there any objects or signs in the picture that could represent something?
Figures (people) :
Are there people in the picture? What do they look like? What are they wearing? What are their facial expressions like? Body language ?
Lettering & Font : What impressions does the font size & style leave you with?
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Let’s try something else…
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What could the artist be juxtaposing here?
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What could the artist be juxtaposing here?
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What could the artist be juxtaposing here?
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What is the effect of the
ambiguity here?
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PunSymbolism
Juxtaposition Connot
ationDenotation
Ambiguity