This document discusses the different purposes that images can serve, including illustration, evidence, opinion, and decoration. Images can illustrate facts or examples, provide evidence to support an argument or statement, express an opinion or feeling, or serve as decoration without conveying essential information. Examples given include images of the Capitol building illustrating a school trip, an Earth Day image decoration, and an ice cream truck image providing an example.

2. Capitol in Washington DC Postcard from Washington DC DECORATION The Washington DC trip was the best! OPINION A e-mail about a school trip to Washington DC EXAMPLE A image in a teacher’s power point presentation about Washington DC stating that this is the capitol. EVIDENCE

3. Green Living An image on a Earth Day website. DECORATION Everyone is going green now a days. OPINION An image in an article about How To Live Green EXAMPLE Showing how one person can make a difference EVIDENCE

4. Ice cream delivery truck A image in a report showing what someone did this summer. DECORATION Every kid in the neighborhood love ice cream from the ice cream truck. OPINION Showing kid’s favorite frozen treat. EXAMPLE An image above a graph showing ice cream sales. EVIDENCE

5. Computer An image on a poster for a computer users club meeting DECORATION My bff OPINION Ad for a Best Buy. EXAMPLE E-mail message stating: here is my new computer. EVIDENCE