WP - Visual Texts

Writing prompts help build the ability to respond to questions, and they help writers get their ideas down. Over the course of time, they build writing fluency and proficiency as well.

Please give serious consideration to the prompt, doing so will highlight connections in the texts we read. Please use all of the time provided -- keep writing even when you think you're out of ideas. Remember, writing is a thinking process; the more you write, the more you think! Although I do not assess daily writing responses for conventions, use them to practice your skills – try to write in complete sentences (avoid fragments, run-ons, and comma-splices) and develop other good habits (e.g., capitalization, punctuation).

We each have the power to not only listen to and interpret the voices of the dead (the writings from the past) and the voices of the living (the writings of the present), but we can also listen to and interpret other things as well. Artwork, music, clothing, hairstyles, a building and even a room are all “texts” that can be read.

Interpret each photo as a text. In 3-4 minutes, compose a short paragraph about each. Ask yourself: What does it make me think of? How does it make me feel? What did the author (architect, painter, mason, weaver) want the viewer to think, feel, or otherwise experience? Why would someone create it? You may create and respond to your own questions too.

Writing Prompt - Visual Texts to Interpret