How does my perspective change what I learn? Daily Plans: Thursday, 4 September

Happy Thursday!!!

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Homework: Revise and be awesome :-)

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Big Idea: Structures lead to student success

Essential Question: How does my perspective change what I learn?

Objectives: I can…

…evaluate the reliability of what I see.

…discuss a topic from many points-of-view.

…determine if the way I spend my time is well balanced.

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1) Warm Up: Optical Illusions

Which is larger, the orange circle on the right or left?

Fun Fact: Ebbinghaus, the mastermind of the Curve of Forgetting, came up with this!

http://news.discovery.com/human/evolution/optical-illusions-you-brain-way-ahead-130823.htm

Are the horizontal lines parallel?

Where are the black dots?

1) Put stars by the answers you got right.

2) Can you always trust what you see?

2) Literacy Block: 

1. List what the two graphs below show.
2. Which of the graphs suggests that climate change is occurring?
3. What are authors doing to change our perception?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2012/10/23/flatly_wrong_global_warming_denial.html

Cherry-picking data::  to select as being the best or most desirable; also :  to select the best or most desirable from <cherry–picked the art collection>

3) Lesson Plan: What we really see when we go see a movie: Pass the plates protocol

1. Listen to the talk and take notes.
2. Break into groups where each student is one of the following:
1. Silent observer
2. Teenager seeing a movie
3. Psychologist
4. Animator for Pixar
5. Reporter
3. With your expert group, discuss your point-of-view on this issue. Answer the following on your index card:
1. Silent observer - What do awesome listeners do?
2. Teenager seeing a movie - What do you look for in an “awesome” movie?
3. Psychologist - What do people really see in a movie?
4. Animator for Pixar - What do you focus on as you animate a movie?
5. Reporter - Plan questions to ask to get the conversation started.
4. Get into jig-sawed groups. 
1. Each person will speak in each role for 2 minutes. 
2. Then, you’ll write a key point you made in your role and pass your card.
5. Debrief:
1. Which perspective was the hardest? easiest?
2. Which perspective was most similar to your own?
3. Looking at this article from which perspective changed your perspective the most?
4. Is it valuable to look at issues in this way? Why or why not?

4) Success Workshop: Time management

1. Check your emails and shared google docs.
2. Respond.

5) Exit Ticket: Time Well Spent Web

1. Create your own web similar to the web below. 
2. How much time do you spend on each aspect of your life?
3. Do you think your web is balanced in a way that makes you happy? Successful?
4. Are you going to make any changes? If so, what?