Day 2: The Visual Idiom
Cartoons for the Classroom11/28/2005
Write a caption (title) for this
cartoon.
Then, explain what each bird
is saying
FOCUS WORK
AMENDMENT
Approved
1933
IDIOMAn expression that
cannot be taken literally.
VISUAL IDIOMAn idiom that is expressed
through animage
IDIOMS ARE METAPHORS!
… they compare unlike ideas or objects
Let the cat out of the bag
Shattered image
Not always figurative …
… started as literal
writing’s on the wall
shoot yourself in the foot
hit the jackpot