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What Do You See?Using the Scan - Examine - Analyze process, evaluate the two primary sources below, then compare them. Go to each section in turn for guides to help you evaluate each source. |
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Scan |
the image, performing a physical examination: its condition, any artwork, any extraneous markings or other clues to the photograph's context or history. |
| Examine | for information about the subject, audience, setting, and purpose of this photograph. Is this photograph a posed or a candid shot? Could this photograph be used as an legal document? |
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Analyze |
the photograph, attempting to integrate factual observations, prior knowledge, and intuition to reconstruct the story behind this image. |
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Compare |
the two images. Use all the information you have learned from each image to place them in context with each other. |
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