A Clear, Logical Organization: Using Images to Enhance Words

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Use the basic features.

In essays and articles that speculate about causes, writers often introduce key terms for causes or effects and repeat them to emphasize major points, to connect supporting paragraphs to the thesis or main idea, and to label sections of their writing. In the “Crisis of Credit” video, an image—that of a bomb—is used in addition to words to signal causes of the mortgage crisis as well as its effects.

ANALYZE & WRITE

Write one or two paragraphs analyzing the use of images to enhance written and spoken points:

  1. Watch the video again, making note of when the bomb image appears and what its purpose is in that section of the video.
  2. Discuss how the videographer uses the bomb image to present cause-effect relationships.
  3. Consider this question: What are the effects of repeating the bomb image often in the video?

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