Facts About Learning Language Conventions Picture Book

By Barbara Powell


There are many ways of communicating and language happens to be one of them. There are also different kinds of languages. There is body language, spoken, written and the artistic form which is pictures. They say a single picture can speak a thousand words which are actually true. You can be able to tell a lot just by looking at a picture of something or someone. The article touches on Learning language conventions picture book.

Language conventions include the emotions, ideas, and messages that are put down in pictures. You can be able to tell the mood around someone just by observing their picture in that situation. A child can be able to observe and loosely translate a picture book between the age of 1-13. Some picture books, however, include a few words which directly relate to the pictures.

Pictures can be made from thin lined to thick blocks. They can also be made of different colors depending on the message the artist wants to portray. Using sketching suggests a sense of gentleness in the story of the picture. Border lines, however, suggest a lot of dynamic feelings. The kind of colors used also contribute to the mood and emotion portrayed in the picture.

As soon as the students are able to translate messages from pictures regularly. You can challenge them to find out the different techniques used in different pictures and what they suggest about the image. As they continue learning, translating messages comes easier and easier to them. Soon they are able to express their own thoughts and messages in the form of pictures.

A narrative can be expressed in different ways. One of those ways is a picture book. A child can be able to follow a story just by browsing through a book. The narrative is usually portrayed in three parts. The first part might start out well, but a conflict will eventually arise. The second part is where they try to solve the conflict only to lead to more complication. The final part is the climax where the conflict actually gets solved.

Just like in novels and films, symbolism can be expressed in a pictorial book. The presence of the sun and even the clear sky might seem to suggest happiness or hope. The appearance of dullness and gloomy weather may suggest a bad, day or occurrence of unpleasant effects in that particular scene or in the one that follows.

The form in which as story Is also presented tells a lot. A film may be presented in a series of flashbacks of things that happened before the main plot. This film may be a story of a person or a group of people looking back on their lives. A picture book can be presented in a set of collages. The style and organization affect the message put across visually.

The setting on which the picture book is based also tells a lot. For example, if a person wearing animal skin and had unkempt hair were to appear, you can tell just by looking that the setting is of a very long time ago. If the picture, however, includes a series of space ships or robot-like figures you can tell the message is based in the future.




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