Come in quietly, take out your notes and address the prompt.

Quickwrite:

Why is it important to see “the big picture?”

Perspective in History

1. Perspective and how we view the world around us

2. Importance of seeing the “big picture” rather than making conclusions based on a small part of it

Zoom by Istvan Banyai

Directions: We are going to take a look at one picture up close, and then zoom out many times and re examine what we see. For each slide, quickly describe what you see.

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Slide A:Describe what this is.

Let’s take a step back and re examine what you see.

Slide B:Describe what this is.

Let’s take another step back.

Slide C:Describe what this is.

Slide D:Describe what this is.

Slide E:Describe what this is.

Slide F:Describe what this is.

Slide G:Describe what this is.

Slide H:Describe what this is.

Slide I:Describe what this is.

Slide J:Describe what this is.

Slide K:Describe what this is.

Slide L:Describe what this is.

ProcessDirections: How does this activity show the importance of seeing the “big picture” rather than make conclusions based on a small part?

Then we will collaborate using pair share.

Our School

Share brief, one-word descriptions of how you would describe our school. Be appropriate but honest.

ClosureWrite about a time in their life when you made a decision about something without seeing the complete picture. What was the result of that decision?