7th grade

LESSON. 1.3

Finding Meaning in
Visual Media

- Ms. Gimarie Ann delos Reyes

 VISUAL MEDIA
mass
relating to communication
seeing or sight (broadcasting,
publishing, and
other internet)
What is a visual?

It is something you look at, such as a

picture, chart, or piece of film that is
used to illustrate something, and
which makes the content more
appealing or easier to understand.
What is a visual media?
Visual media are sources of
information in the form of visual
representations. These can be
abstractions, analogues, rough
illustrations or digital reproductions
of the objects.
What is a visual media?

Visual media are what the human

eye can see

Often used as a Learning Aid

Types of
Visual
Media
 1. NON-PROJECTED VISUAL MEDIA
- requires non-projection material or
electric power
a. Informational Graphics
b. Cartoons
c. Photographs
d. Poster
a. Informational Graphics
- INFOGRAPHICS, visual representation of
information which conveys an otherwise intricate
source of data. These include graphs, charts, maps,
and other informative forms.
b. Cartoons
- sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a
newspaper or periodical, symbolizing,
caricaturing some action, subject, or person of
popular interest.
c. Photograph
- a picture made using a camera, in which an
image is focused onto film or other light-sensitive
material and then made visible and permanent
by chemical treatment, or stored digitally.
d. poster
- a placard or bill posted or intended for posting
in a public place, as for advertising.
 2. PROJECTED VISUAL MEDIA

- uses bright light to

pass through a
transparent picture,
by means of a lens,
or electronic power.
a. Filmstrip

- a filmstrip is a
series of still pictures
on one roll of film. To
show filmstrips, you
must have a filmstrip
projector.
b. Overhead projector
- a device that projects an enlarged image of a
transparency placed on it onto a wall or screen
by means of an overhead mirror.
c. Visual Presentation
- refers to the expression of ideas about some
matters while using visual aids such as visual
multimedia, television screens and web pages
 Why are visual media important?
Visual aids express opinions and desires

Technological revolution reshaped the visual media

landscape.

Visual media help students retain concepts and ideas.

Visual media is more accessible to a person than text

media
Formative
Assessment
No. 1.3
Date: ______
Score: __/10
Answers only, English notebook
Directions: Identify what is being described in each statement.

1.It requires non-projection material or electric power.

2.This uses bright light to pass through a transparent picture by
means of a lens or electronic power.
3.These are visually attractive and present research facts in ways
that are very simple to understand.
4.These are sketches or drawings symbolizing and caricaturing
some actions, subject, or person of popular interest.
5.This pertain to a picture made using a camera.
Directions: Identify what is being described in each statement.

6.It is a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public

place.
7.It consists of a series of still pictures on one roll of film.
8.It is a device that projects an enlarged image of a transparency
placed on a wall or screen.
9.This refers to the expression of ideas about some matters while
using visual aids.
10.It is a source of information in the form of visual representations.