Using text and images to communicate
I can recognise the advantages and disadvantages of how text and images are used to communicate messages.
Using text and images to communicate
I can recognise the advantages and disadvantages of how text and images are used to communicate messages.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Messages can be communicated in different ways.
- Using text to communicate a message provides detail but can reduce how quickly the message can be understood.
- Using images to communicate a message can improve the speed of understanding but can lose the detail of a message.
- Text and images together can communicate a message quickly but can take up space or have too much detail.
Keywords
Message - communication provided to someone
Text - written words used to pass on a message
Images - pictures that pass on a message
Common misconception
It is important that messages have as much information on them as possible.
More information isn’t always better in a message. Too much detail can overwhelm the reader and make the key points unclear. Effective messages are clear, concise and provide only the necessary information for the intended audience.
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Physical examples of communication such as menus, birthday cards etc.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What does a picture in a book help you do?
Q2.Which of these is an example of using text to communicate?
Q3.What does a sign with a picture of a bike mean?
Q4.Why are pictures helpful in communicating messages?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.What is a message?
Q2.Match the methods to their advantages.
provides detail
easy to understand quickly
combine detail and speed