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Week 4 Why do people respond to movies and books so differently?

Unit 4 1-2

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

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Students will recognize different life experiences of audiences. Students will recognize that life experiences influence viewpoints and responses to media.

I can recognize that different life experiences may influence viewpoints and responses to media.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Culture - a way of life shared by a group of people, including their beliefs, values, traditions, and customs

Dual Image Illusions My Culture Worksheet Pencils

Perspective - seeing something from a different angle or point of view

Choose 2 books per grade

1st Grade: ●​ They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel ●​ Duck! Rabbit! By Amy Krouse Rosenthal ●​ Encounter by Brittany Luby ●​ Simon at the Art Museum by Christina Soontorvat 2nd Grade: ●​ The Cot in the Living Room by Hilda Eunice Burgos ●​ Simon at the Art Museum by Christina Soontorvat ●​ Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin

Viewpoint - how someone thinks about something, or their way of seeing the world

CROSS-CURRICULAR INTEGRATIONS USBE Social Studies Grade 1 Standard 1.1.1 Explain why people may see historical events from different points of view. To meet this standard, this lesson should include Encounter by Brittany Luby. When discussing how life experiences affect our perspectives of media, include discussion how life experiences also affect our perspective of other things like history. Acknowledge that author Brittany Luby and illustrator Michaela Goade are Indigenous artists. How might their life experiences affect their perception of history? And how did that affect the message of this book? WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students. Follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning.

Display dual image illusions and guide discussion about what they see. Encourage respectful ways to

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