The above image is prefect for multiple stages of aesthetic development. For stage one the group of boys positions and facial expressions allow for multiple ways to develop a story. The clothing or "time period" of the image will also allow the boys to develop stories based on either film or television they might have seen before. Its also appropriate for phase II boys as it might have them relate to their own experiences of social-economic status they have been exposed to. The main group of figures is also a group of boys that is roughly of similar ages to themselves allowing them to relate to the image more directly.
I think for the first question boys answers will range from..
-Its a group of boys planing some...
-trouble
-where to go
-where to run from the figure in the background
The second question.
-because their faces look like they are causing trouble
-the oldest boy appears to be leading them
-because a few of the boys appear tired
On the third question...
I think the boys will point out objects like the signs but i think they will mostly focus on both the group of boys and the figure in the background.
The image did seem to be one that interested the boys, despite the obvious time period difference. I was particularly surprised at the interest shown by the Group C boys. They continued to speculate about the narrative even after the discussion ended. I am anxious to analyze the pre-VTS assessments to see what each might have gotten out of the experience.
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