The Art of Persuasion: Rhetoric and Media · Speaking & Listening

Visual Literacy in Media

Analyzing how images, colors, and layouts are used in digital and print media to convey persuasive messages.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do color choices in an advertisement influence the viewer's emotional response?
  2. 2What role does camera angle play in shaping our perception of a person in a video?
  3. 3How do visual metaphors simplify complex persuasive messages?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Media Literacy - Grade 7
Grade: Grade 7
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: The Art of Persuasion: Rhetoric and Media
Period: Speaking & Listening

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