1. Nature du document
This document is : - a photograph - a painting - a cartoon - a drawing - a caricatureor:
What we have here is : - an advertisement (advert) - a strip cartoon - a chart - a map - a poster - a snapshot - a book cover - a newspaper front page - a parody / a pastiche - a humorous picture...
... in colour / in black and white.
2. Origine du document
We can say ... We can suppose ... We can imagine that: - it comes from - it was taken from - it appeared in/on:- a newspaper - a magazine - a website - a women's magazine called ___ - a business magazine.
It appeared ... It dates from ___, so it is recent / not recent.
We may suppose it appeared recently / long ago / ___ years ago.
3. L'auteur
It was made by : a man / a woman / someone called ___This photo was taken by ___ / This was made by ___ / painted by ___ / created by ___
The name of the artist is _____ / not mentioned / does not appear.
The name of the photographer / the cartoonist / the painter is ___
He is (not) famous. I (don't) know him/her.
4. Description du document (l'explicite - ce que l'on voit)
- It is a close-up / medium shot / long shot.- It's a low angle shot / a high angle shot.
- The scene takes place in a home / in a bedroom / in a living-room / in a kitchen / in a bathroom / in a shop / in the street / in the country / in the desert / in the mountains ....
- The setting is a school / a big city / a small village / the countryside / the moon / another planet / an imaginary world / familiar / unfamiliar / exceptional / typical / ...
- It takes place during the day / at night / in the summer / in the winter / ...
- It is composed of 2 / 3 parts. The comic strip is composed of 4 frames.
- The general atmosphere is sad / romantic / funny / crazy / serious / ironical / mysterious / unusual / relaxed / tense / ordinary / sophisticated / ...
The characters:
- number: There are 1 / 2 / 3 / many people. There is only one person; a ___- gender: male / female (one man / three men / one woman / four women)
- age group: child(ren), teenager / adult / middle-aged /in his twenties / young / old
- clothing: (S)he is wearing a jacket / a skirt / a dress / a hat / ...
- gestures / depicted action: He is sitting / She is standing / They are talking (lying, running, fighting, playing, dancing, watching, smiling, begging, eating, ...)
Some are ...ing / All are ...ing.
- their mood(s): He seems to be ... / He looks / She looks / They look :
-aggressive -angry -annoyed -anxious -apathetic -arrogant -ashamed -bored
-cautious -cheerful -cold -confident -confused -conscious -contemptuous -crazy
-cross -cruel -curious -dangerous -depressed -determined -dirty -disappointed -disapproving -disgusted -dishones -ecstatic -embarrassed -enraged -enthusiastic -envious -excited -exhausted -fearful -fed up -friendly -frightened -frustrated -funny -generous -greedy -guilty -happy -heartbroke -horrified -hostile -hot -hungry -hurt -hysterical -ill -indifferent -intelligent -interested -jealous -lazy -lonely -lost -lucky -mad -miserable -modest -mysterious -negative -nervous -optimistic -paranoid -peaceful -perplexed -pleased -prejudiced -proud -puzzled -quiet -regretful -relaxed -relieved -sad -satisfied -scared -sceptical -shocked -shy -sick -selfish -shocked -smart -smug -sorry -strange -strict -strong -stupid -surprised -suspicious -thirsty -thoughtful -tired -ugly -undecided -unhappy -upset -untidy -strong -violent -weak -well-dressed -worried -etc
Description, situer dans l'espace:
I can see / It shows / It represents ...There is a ____ There are ____s
- in the upper part / in the lower part
- in front of / behind
- above / under
- close / far away
- at the top / at the bottom
- on the left / on the right
- in the foreground / in the background
- in the middle
- in the corner
There is a / no text / title / headline / bubble / caption / slogan / catch phrase / logo / sign / note.
Description: confronter les éléments entre eux, comparer / opposer
There is a contrast between ___ and ___.There is a contrast in size / in colour / in numbers / ...
5. L'implicite (l'implicite - ce que le document donne à imaginer) - interprétation
The subject is ... / The topic is ... / This issue is topical.It relates an incident / an accident / an event / a fight / an argument / ... It tells a story: _____
I suppose that ... / I think that ... / We can conclude that ... / We can imagine that ... / We can infer that ... / We can deduce that ... / It illustrates .... / It refers to ... / It is about ... / It deals with ... We can guess that ...
The author suggests that ... / (S)he wants to show that ... / His-her aim is to ... / (S)he criticizes ... / (S)he mocks ... / (S)he makes fun of ... / (S)he condemns .... / (S)he stresses ... / (S)he alludes to ... What (s)he means is that ...
According to the author, ...
The aim / the purpose of the artist is ... to entertain / to amuse / to convey values / to pass on a message / to shock / to surprise / ...
The document raises the question / issue / problem of ...
The message is: _____
I can suggest a caption / a title.
The ___ is a symbol: it symbolizes ____/ It represents ___ / It stands for ___
6. Ma réaction
It looks as if ... / It seems that ... / My impression is that ... / I have the feeling that ... / I am under the impression that ...My first reaction was: desire /admiration / fear / surprise / pleasure / disgust ...
I find this document _____ / I don't find this document _____ :
accurate / amusing / approppriate / artificial / attractive / banal / beautiful / brilliant / conventional / convincing / difficult / disgusting / disturbing / dull / effective / entertaining / exaggerated / excellent / fantastic / far-fetched / fascinating / fine / foolish / funny / good / great / inaccurate / incredible / interesting / intriguing / ironical / marvellous / modern / mysterious / nice / old-fashioned / original / provocative / puzzling / realistic / ridiculous / right / serious / shocking / strange / stupid / terrible / terrific / thought-provoking / threatening / topical / true / uninteresting / unpleasant / unusual / wonderful / wrong
My feeling is that this is very well-done in that ...
We can identify with the ___.
What I find _____ is ...
What I find the most _____ is ....
What I like about this document is ___ / is the fact that ....
What I don't like about this document is its _____
What strikes me the most is ...
I feel concerned / I don't feel concerned.
I feel moved / irritated / puzzled / ...
It makes me think of ...
It reminds me of a film / a book / a text / an article / another document ...
I remember a similar document we studied in class: it was ...
It looks like ...
It evokes the question of ...
In my opinion, ... / To my mind, ... / I would say that ... / To conclude ... / To sum up ...
7.Gap fillers
-Well ... -Er ... -You see ... -You know ... -Anyway, ... -Actually, ... -Mind you, ...-Now wait a minute, ... -Hang on, ... -Right, ... -I mean, ... -But then again, ...
