Creating emotion
Students consider how creative choices made by illustrators help to convey emotions.
Student activities
Task no. 1
Exploring the power of illustrations to evoke an emotional response
Dog is a picture book that portrays the relationship between humans and dogs over thousands of years. It is an emotional story, and for Shaun Tan it was extremely important to convey those feelings to the audience through the illustrations.
Watch the video of Shaun Tan speaking about the importance of conveying a feeling through his illustrations.
View the two illustrations and complete the table below.
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What does this image remind you of? |
How does this image make you feel? |
What aspects of the image conjure up that emotion for you? |
Image 1: |
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Image 2: |
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Complete a ‘think pair share’ activity in which you consider the following question:
- After viewing the two images, which is the most powerful and why?