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Lesson 7

We will finish the unit by engaging in a whole-class discussion about the unit’s Central Question.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I explain how the photographs and essays examined in this unit answer the Central Question: How do images change the world?

  • Can I engage actively in a whole-class discussion?

Texts

There are no texts for this Lesson.

Materials

Tools

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Discuss

We will complete our process of writing the expository essay in response to the Culminating Task with reflection and discussion.

Participate in a whole-class discussion. How do the images we examined in this unit answer the Central Question of the unit:

How do images change the world?

Provide evidence from the photographs you have examined and the texts you have read to support your thinking about the power of photographic images to change the world.

Activity 2: Read – Discuss

We will examine and discuss possible connections among the unit, other units from the year, and the research we might choose to do in the final Application Unit.

Follow along as your teacher overviews the Application Unit and the collaborative and independent research project you will be doing to complete the year’s learning. Ask questions about what will be expected of you and what options you will have for completing the culminating project.

Individually, reflect on what interested you during this unit and what you might want to explore further. Capture these reflections on the Application Unit Potential Topics Tool. Use the following questions to help guide your reflection:

  1. Were there any particular topics or texts that captured your attention? Why?

  2. What about each text or topic do you still want to study? What questions do you still have? Write these down in the Questions or Subtopics to Explore column.

  3. How would you begin to research each text or topic?

As a class or in groups, have a final discussion about what engaged you in this unit as well as what and how you might want to study further for the final Application Unit.