Contributions of visual design grammar to the reader layers in visual narratives: reading proposal for the work “Cena de Rua”, by Angela Lago

Abstract

This work aims to present reading strategies for imagetic text in the classroom, using the work Cena de Rua, by Angela Lago. We start from the assumption that the image is a sign and, as such, is the presentation of a reality, which can give rise to countless interpretations. The work addresses reading comprehension in visual narratives and its methodological path is an experimental method of image analysis in the work Cena de Rua, based on basic authors, assumptions of the Grammar of Visual Design (GDV), proposed by Kress and Van Leeuwen (2006) and related studies, such as those developed by Manguel (2001), which addresses the concept of narrative image; Bértolo (2014), who talks about reading levels and Adler and Doren (2010), who propose views on reading layers. We aim to contribute to the field of teaching and research with a focus on visual narratives, so that readers reach deeper layers of reading comprehension.