Read, research, reflect and respond: Using visual arts based methods to teach about the descriptive power of metaphor

Metaphorical thinking competency (MTC) is fundamental to literacy development. It enables students to decipher, conjure, express and evaluate specific, multiple or subtle meanings in their written work and the writings of others. While looking at works of visual art is used in the classroom as a stimulus for oracy, reading and writing lessons to teach about rich description, making inferences and …