IIIF for Educators

Telling Storiiies

click to copy lesson html Students are introduced to the practice of "Ekphrasis" to practice "reading" an image/photograph.

Telling Storiiies

👓 View

✍️ Edit

Add your View to this collaborative Storiiies narrative
Read the following steps through, and then proceed one at a time through the activity. (click to open and close)
  1. Click the  Edit story  button [please do not edit the title card information!] 
  2. Zoom to any detail of the image you would like to annotate
  3. Click  Add new (+) 
  4. Type in your annotation in the following format [with ALL of these elements]:
    • Title [make sure to capitalize]
    • [hit return twice for a line space]
    • observation [describe what  you see]
    • interpretation [what do you think it means?]
    • [hit return once for a line break]
    • -Your Name  (if you'd like) [use a dash, and add your name as you would like it to appear]

 

 

✉️ Share

This collective viewing activity allows you to make your mark in Storiiies, but use this forum to share any thoughts about the experience

 

🤝 Collaborate

Review the Storiiies narrative and any posts, and feel free to comment about others' submissions

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