O.P.T.I.C.To use with any visual aide To use with any visual aide

Such as artwork or a political cartoonSuch as artwork or a political cartoon

What does OPTIC stand for?What does OPTIC stand for?

O: O: OverviewOverview P: P: Parts of VisualParts of Visual T: T: TitleTitle I: I: InterrelationshipsInterrelationships C: C: ConclusionConclusion

OverviewOverview

Give a summary of a general idea of what is Give a summary of a general idea of what is taking place.taking place.

What’s going on here?

What’s going on here?

Parts of VisualParts of Visual

Describe the different parts that you see Describe the different parts that you see

Founding Fathers

The Constitution

A woman mopping the floor

Ben Franklin

TitleTitle

Write the title down and if there is not one Write the title down and if there is not one you create your own. you create your own.

There is not a

title fo

r this so create one

Examples:

Leaving Women Out

What about Women?

The Founding Fathers Made a Mistake

InterrelationshipsInterrelationships What is the relationship between the main What is the relationship between the main

characters?characters? How do people treat each other?How do people treat each other?

How are the people interacting?

Why is water gushing from the mouth?

Where are they? What time of year?

What’s the significance of the face?

ConclusionConclusion Come to a conclusionCome to a conclusion What is the political cartoon (or other visual aide) What is the political cartoon (or other visual aide)

trying to say?trying to say? What emotion is being depicted in the cartoon?What emotion is being depicted in the cartoon? Is a positive or a negative opinion presented?Is a positive or a negative opinion presented?

Wrapping it UpWrapping it Up

OPTIC is a great strategy to use when OPTIC is a great strategy to use when looking at any visual aide such as art and looking at any visual aide such as art and political cartoonspolitical cartoons

OPTIC allows you to break down the main OPTIC allows you to break down the main parts of the visual aideparts of the visual aide

OPTIC organizes the information in a way OPTIC organizes the information in a way that you can understand itthat you can understand it