Observe & Infer

Use this graphic organizer Observe Infer Support

Directions for EACH Painting

1. OBSERVE: Observe the painting. Describe literally what you see; state facts only. Don’t make anything up – just describe what you see.

2. INFER: Use sensory imagery and your imagination. Write down what you can reasonably infer about the subject or action in the painting – who is she, what’s happening in the painting?

3. SUPPORT: Present facts that support your inferences.

Let’s think aloud the first slide together.

Let’s get started!

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• Flaming June by Lord Frederick Leighton• Tristan and Isolde by Lord Frederick Leighton• A Midsummer Night’s Dream• Melancholy by Edvard Munch• Jealously II by Edvard Munch• The Shiner by Norman Rockwell• Pinched with Four Aces by Cassius Marcellus

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