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A picture tells a thousand stories, they say! Have you ever wondered about how a picture can tell a story?  When we hear a story, when we read a story, our mind forms an image of what is being described. They make us connect to the story.  Similarly, when we see a picture, our mind tries to build the story from the picture.  No wonder that picture story books are favourite reading books for children and adults.   

A picture tells a thousand stories, they say! Have you ever wondered about how a picture can tell a story?  When we hear a story, when we read a story, our mind forms an image of what is being described. They make us connect to the story.  Similarly, when we see a picture, our mind tries to build the story from the picture.  No wonder that picture story books are favourite reading books for children and adults.   

In this unit, we will learn how we can use pictures as a method of story telling. Story telling is a traditional method of transmitting information from one person to another; one generation to another. Story telling can also be used to create awareness about social issues and challenges - talk to your teacher about how [[wikipedia:Burra_katha|Burra Katha]] emerged as an art form in Telangana. Drawing pictures is also not new - human beings have been using pictures to tell stories, describe things throughout our history - from cave paintings to [[wikipedia:Deccan_painting|Deccani paintings]] to the comic strip or to the movie poster.

In this unit, we will learn how we can use pictures as a method of story telling. Story telling is a traditional method of transmitting information from one person to another; one generation to another. Story telling can also be used to create awareness about social issues and challenges - talk to your teacher about how [[wikipedia:Burra_katha|Burra Katha]] emerged as an art form in Telangana. Drawing pictures is also not new. Human beings have been using pictures to tell stories, describe things throughout our history - from cave paintings to [[wikipedia:Deccan_painting|Deccani paintings]] to the comic strip or to the movie poster.

Can you guess what is new about this unit?  Yes, it is the use of new, digital methods to create pictures and combining them with text. This field of ICT involving the creation of visual (pictures and text) stories is called [[wikipedia:Graphics|graphics]] and is developing fast as a method of developing communication.  In the earlier unit on data processing, you saw how data is represented in multiple formats - through text, numbers, and maps, photos and pictures.  

Can you guess what is new about this unit?  Yes, it is the use of new, digital methods to create pictures and combining them with text. This field of ICT involving the creation of visual (pictures and text) stories is called [[wikipedia:Graphics|graphics]] and is developing fast as a method of developing communication.  In the earlier unit on data processing, you saw how data is represented in multiple formats - through text, numbers, and maps, photos and pictures.  

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File:Animals in action; studies and stories of beasts, birds and reptiles; their habits, their homes and their peculiarities (1901) (14568810978).jpg|'''Picture for discussion - 1'''

File:Animals in action; studies and stories of beasts, birds and reptiles; their habits, their homes and their peculiarities (1901) (14568810978).jpg|'''Picture for discussion - 1'''

File:Smiles of innocence.jpg|'''Picture for discussion - 2'''

File:Smiles of innocence.jpg|'''Picture for discussion - 2'''

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===={{font color|purple|''Telling stories with pictures - 2''}}====

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File:Lnt-metrorail-hyderabad-girder.jpg|'''Metro Rail Progress Picture 1'''

File:Lnt-metrorail-hyderabad-girder.jpg|'''Metro Rail Progress Picture 1'''

File:Hyderabad Metro Rail Project - Progress.jpg|'''Metro Rail Progress Picture 2'''

File:Hyderabad Metro Rail Project - Progress.jpg|'''Metro Rail Progress Picture 2'''

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File:Station model of Hyderabad Metro at Nampally Exhibition.JPG|'''Metro Rail Progress Picture 4'''

File:Station model of Hyderabad Metro at Nampally Exhibition.JPG|'''Metro Rail Progress Picture 4'''

File:Hyderabad Metro Engine.JPG|'''Metro Rail Progress Picture 5'''

File:Hyderabad Metro Engine.JPG|'''Metro Rail Progress Picture 5'''

#What do these pictures represent?

#What do these pictures represent?

#Are they in any order?  Should the order be changed? Will that help you talk about the metro better?

#Are they in any order?  Should the order be changed? Will that help you talk about the metro better?

#If someone were to tell you, tell about Hyderabad Metro Rail in photos, would you use these pictures or would you want to take some more pictures?  What would you have to do before you start collecting the pictures?

#If someone were to ask you to tell about Hyderabad Metro Rail in photos, would you use these pictures or would you want to take some more pictures?  What would you have to do before you start collecting the pictures?

===Objectives===

===Objectives===

#At the third level, you will develop a story sequence, look for suitable images, or create suitable images, and combine with text to create your own posters, comic strips and story books

#At the third level, you will develop a story sequence, look for suitable images, or create suitable images, and combine with text to create your own posters, comic strips and story books

*The examples will be drawn from your textbook and will be related to different topics you have studied. You will learn to type in Telugu and make a concept map in the activities for the data representation and processing theme.  You will also learn to make simple documents with a text processor. All these skills you will learn in the unit on data representation and processing will help you develop your graphic communication.   

*The examples for graphics creation will be drawn from your textbook and will be related to different topics you have studied. You would have learnt to type in Telugu and make a concept map in the activities in the data representation and processing unit.  You would have also learnt to make simple documents with a text processor. All these skills you will learn in the unit on data representation and processing will help you develop your graphic communication.   

*You will continue to add to your portfolio.  You should look at your portfolio as a library for learning various subjects. This theme also will be covered across classes 6,7 and 8 through the following three levels, respectively.

*You will continue to add to your portfolio.  You should look at your portfolio as a library for learning various subjects. This theme also will be covered across classes 6,7 and 8 through the following three levels, respectively.