Name:___________________________ Date:____________________

Picture Detective
Close reading: What do you notice first?



How are objects arranged?



What kind of words are on the picture?




What symbols or colors are used?
Source: What kind of source is it?

What is the author's point of view?



Is the source believable? Why or why not?




Context: Where did it appear?

When was it made?

Who is the audience?

Corroborating: What can you learn from examining the images?


How are the images similar/different?



What new questions do you have ?







Comic Rubric




All key pieces are
included.
(climate, natural
resources, labor,
industry (i.e.
shipping,
farming,
plantations)
Student includes
one or more
pieces of
information not
listed.
All key pieces are
included.
(climate, natural
resources, labor,
industry (i.e.
shipping,
farming,
plantations)
Most
information is
included.
Some pieces are
included.
Comic is well
edited. Grammar
and spelling are
accurate.
Comic is edited
with less than
three
grammatical or
spelling errors.
Comic needs
more editing.
Less than five
grammatical or
spelling errors.
More than five
grammatical
and/or spelling
errors.
Comic includes
several pictures,
maps, and/or
images to
illustrate the
region. Images
are accurately
placed with
information.
A few images
included with
accurate
information.
Images included
are not accurate
or need more
information.
No images
included.