Candidate uses a variety of approaches for teaching students how to construct meaning from media and non-print texts and integrate learning opportunities into classroom experiences that promote composing and responding to such texts.
To introduce inferences and bias in my 8th grade ELA class, we coined the term "don't miss the gorilla." "The gorilla" is what we could possibly miss if we don't research a topic or read a text or watch a video, etc. with an open mind. To introduce this idea, my 8th graders and I watched the video about the psychological experiment most commonly known as the "gorilla test." After watching the video, we listened to an NPR podcast discussing a more recent, yet similar study. We also followed along with the print version of the NPR story. The video can be found below:
Standard 3.6.2
Candidate uses a variety of approaches for teaching students how to construct meaning from media and non-print texts and integrate learning opportunities into classroom experiences that promote composing and responding to such texts.
To introduce inferences and bias in my 8th grade ELA class, we coined the term "don't miss the gorilla." "The gorilla" is what we could possibly miss if we don't research a topic or read a text or watch a video, etc. with an open mind. To introduce this idea, my 8th graders and I watched the video about the psychological experiment most commonly known as the "gorilla test." After watching the video, we listened to an NPR podcast discussing a more recent, yet similar study. We also followed along with the print version of the NPR story. The video can be found below:
To listen to the NPR story, click on the following link: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/11/171409656/why-even-radiologists-can-miss-a-gorilla-hiding-in-plain-sight
Students also completed an argument unit in which they were to analyze and respond to four newspaper articles along with videos and pod casts found online. Students also were to conduct an interview outside of class in order to gain more knowledge on their chosen topics.