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Beginning of a New Year

Amber Llewellyn

I can't believe that school is just around the corner. As I prepare for a new year, I always look back at my previous year's lessons and notes about what worked and what did not. One of the things that worked and sparked great discussions is one of my favorite videos in the OER project, The Danger of a Single Story. My students are from a very rural area, and our high school only has about 250 students, so these guys have known each other since kindergarten and do not know much about the world outside their little piece of it, so this video helps to get the conversations started about stereotypes and different perspectives. It also leads to great discussions about not only the stereotypes they have about other people but we also get to talk about the stereotypes people have about them because they come from a small community. This video also leads to the discussion about history as just stories and helps my students get a little more excited about the stories they will learn about this year. Have a great start to your new year, and if you haven't watched the video The Danger of Single Story, it's excellent, and I recommend it.

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  • This Google Slides I made is pretty straight forward.  But for those who would like to use it, feel free.  I printed each question separately, and gave these out to the students, and each person was looking for one only.  I put the times so they'd know when to focus in.  Then the open discussion at the end of the class was more engaging with all the student having focused on one of the questions.  Danger of a Single Story Slides

  • in reply to Bryan Dibble

    Thanks for sharing this slideshow  , I'm going to use these questions when I show it to my classes! I've used this video previously as a jumping off point to discuss different perceptions and even how certain phrases demonstrate a particular point of view. It usually leads to a great class discussion on defining certain words like bias, prejudice, and stereotypes which I like to make sure we have a good grasp on early in the year since it'll help as we explore more of the content.

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  • in reply to Bryan Dibble

    Thanks for sharing this slideshow  , I'm going to use these questions when I show it to my classes! I've used this video previously as a jumping off point to discuss different perceptions and even how certain phrases demonstrate a particular point of view. It usually leads to a great class discussion on defining certain words like bias, prejudice, and stereotypes which I like to make sure we have a good grasp on early in the year since it'll help as we explore more of the content.

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