Méthodologie : comment présenter un document iconographique ?
I ) Identifier le Document.
1°) Identifier sa nature.
○ This document is a ... / consists of ...
● A photograph / A photo / A snapshot / A shot of ...
● A drawing ( Un dessin ) ... draw by ( dessiné par ) ...
● A cartoon ( un dessin humouristique ) ... drawn by ...
● A strip cartoon / A comic strip ... ( Une bande dessinée ).
● An advertissement / An advert / An ad ( Une publicité ) / A full page advertissement...
● A poster put on a hoarding ( Un panneau publicitaire ).
● A chart / A diagram ... ( Un graphique ).
● A map ... ( Une carte ).
2°) Identifier son origine.
○ It dates from ...
○ It comes from ... / It is an extract from ... / It is taken in ...
○ It is an advertissement for ... / It is to advertise a product ...
○ It could be seen in ... / on ...○ To be seen in ... / on ...
○ ... published in ( + name of newspaper / magazine ) on + date ...
○ It is a shot from a film entitled ..., directed by ..., staring ...,set in ..., etc.
○ It was drawn by ... / painted by ... / taken by ... / made by ...→ ... a painter / a photographer / a cartoonist / an advertiser etc.
II ) Décrire le document.
Commencez toujours par décrire ce qui frappe l'oeil, ce qui est le plus évident, et répondez aux Wh- questions ( Who / When / What / Where ).
1°) La composition.
○ To begin with ( pour commencer ), I'll briefly describe the layout ( Organisation ) of the document / page.
○ It consists of ... / It is composed of ... / It is made up of ...
○ There is a ... title / slogan / text / photograph / drawing / cartoon / chart / Pie-chart ( Diagramme en secteur ) / graph ( Graphique ) / map / plan / diagram / Sketch ( Schéma ) / Caption ( Légende ) / Bubble ( Bulle )...
○ It shows ... / It represents ... / in this photo, we are shown ... / We can see ...
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