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I'm writing a guide to Dorothy Heathcote's conventions of dramatic action at the moment, this thread is an extract from the part exploring Convention 8: the use of images to represent people, places, or situations. [1/n]
1. The teacher shows the students an image of Captain Scott, “I thought you might be interested in having a look at this photograph taken many years ago. I will tell you more about the person in the picture in a minute, but first have a close look and see what you notice.”[2/n]
![1. The teacher shows the students an image of Captain Scott, “I thought you might be interested in having a look at this photograph taken many years ago. I will tell you more about the person in the picture in a minute, but first have a close look and see what you notice.”[2/n]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElRC3rUXYAEGwEZ.jpg "1. The teacher shows the students an image of Captain Scott, “I thought you might be interested in having a look at this photograph taken many years ago. I will tell you more about the person in the picture in a minute, but first have a close look and see what you notice.”[2/n]")
This is an invitation to look at the image without worrying about who the man is or what is going on. Try it yourself. Stick to what you can see - rows of leather-bound books, a bed, a jacket (maybe navy officer?), a union jack flag in a rack beside a row of pipes, etc.[3/n]
![This is an invitation to look at the image without worrying about who the man is or what is going on. Try it yourself. Stick to what you can see - rows of leather-bound books, a bed, a jacket (maybe navy officer?), a union jack flag in a rack beside a row of pipes, etc.[3/n]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElRDM5OXIAEleLR.jpg "This is an invitation to look at the image without worrying about who the man is or what is going on. Try it yourself. Stick to what you can see - rows of leather-bound books, a bed, a jacket (maybe navy officer?), a union jack flag in a rack beside a row of pipes, etc.[3/n]")
