Picture Description
What is the general aim of a picture description?
To provide someone with a comprehensive overview of a picture.
What is the main aim of writing a comment?
Express your personal opinion about something
Im Vordergrund / Im Hintergrund
In the foreground / background
A picture description always consists of three parts...
Introduction
Main Part (Analysis)
Conclusion
A comment concludes of which parts?
Introduction
Main Part
Conclusion
In my opinion...
Meiner Meinung nach...
What parts need to be in the main part?
Detailed picture description
Analysis
What needs to be in the main part of a comment?
Focus on arguments you want to support or refuse.
Present your own opinion
Include supporting material
Der Fokus des Bildes liegt auf
The focus of the image is on...
What is the difference between the operator "Describe" and "Analyse"
The task to describe is just a description while the task to analyse includes a analysis
What needs to be in the introduction?
Refer to the topic, stating the issue (e.g. the message of a image/cartoon)
I would like to conclude...
Ich möchte abschließen mit....
What needs to be in the Introduction?
Adressing the W-Questions:
What type of image
Who created the image, took the photo...
When was the image created
What is the title of the image
If you are asked to comment on a cartoon/photo, you need to be sure to explain its...
message.
veranschaulichen
to illustrate