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Teach the evidence

The Illustration Manual

See the evidence. Teach the reasoning.

A 63-page visual companion with 33 teaching resources, presentation-ready illustrations, guided discussion prompts, and evidence limits for every lesson.

For
Educators, facilitators, readers, and visual learners
Status
Available now — free PDF
Edition details
63-page illustrated PDF · curated teaching edition

Inside this publication

A practical route from experience to evidence.

  1. 01

    Use 21 core illustrations as observation-first teaching prompts.

  2. 02

    Move from what the image directly shows to interpretation only after careful description.

  3. 03

    Explore selected archive and recovered plates for additional teaching options.

  4. 04

    Project or print the visuals for workshops, classrooms, and reading groups.

  5. 05

    Navigate the complete manual through preserved page links and visual indexes.

Part of one learning system

Designed to work together.

The Book teaches the reasoning method, the Field Workbook applies it to a case, and the Facilitator Guide supports group discussion. This manual gives the system a dedicated visual teaching library.

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The curated PDF includes the finished cover, 33 visual resources, and preserved navigation across all 63 pages.

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