George, Diana. “From Analysis to Design: Visual Communication in the Teaching of Writing.” College Composition and Communication, Vol. 54, No. 1, Sep. 2002, pp. 11-39.

In the article “From Analysis to Design: Visual Communication in the Teaching of Writing,” Diana George argues “throughout the history of writing instruction in this country the terms of debate typical in discussions of visual literacy and the teaching of writing have limited the kinds of assignments we might imagine for composition” (11). George supports her argument through a review of the history of visual literacy from theorists and pedagogical researchers, as well as giving examples of what her students produced when asked them to create a visual argument. Her purpose is to review how the idea of visual literacy has transformed through time in order to show the merits of using a visual approach in composition. She directs her article to composition teachers who are interested in various strategies to teach writing in a visual world. As a student and possible future teacher I found her history of visual communication in writing studies thorough. I was particularly happy that she included her assignment prompt, as it is an example of a practical way to incorporate visual literacy into a course.