The Birthmark
Essential Questions
- What happens when we judge a book by its cover?
- How far are people willing to go to look perfect?
- What influences people's perception of beauty?
- Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder?
- How is beauty defined?
Activities
Response to Essential Question
Students create a new page called The Birthmark on their online portfolios. Students write their response to the essential question: What influences people's perception of beauty? Students can share their responses in small groups and then transition into a group discussion.
Students create a new page called The Birthmark on their online portfolios. Students write their response to the essential question: What influences people's perception of beauty? Students can share their responses in small groups and then transition into a group discussion.
Pre-Teaching Academic Language
Student create a sub-page called Academic Language under The Birthmark page. Students will rephrase the definition of each vocabulary word into their own words. Then they will create their own sentence using the word and find an image to represent each word.
Student create a sub-page called Academic Language under The Birthmark page. Students will rephrase the definition of each vocabulary word into their own words. Then they will create their own sentence using the word and find an image to represent each word.
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Read The Fight for Real Beauty
Pre-Reading Activities
1. Think, Pair, Share:
-What is photo shop?
-Why is photo shop used in advertising?
2. Watch a video on photo shop
3. Think, Pair, Share:
-What are all of the things that photo shop changed?
-Do you think this happens in other advertisements?
-What are some effects of photo shop?
4. Watch People's Perceptions of Themselves
5. Think, Pair, Share:
-Explain what the video was about.
-Do you think that it is common for people to focus on their flaws?
1. Think, Pair, Share:
-What is photo shop?
-Why is photo shop used in advertising?
2. Watch a video on photo shop
3. Think, Pair, Share:
-What are all of the things that photo shop changed?
-Do you think this happens in other advertisements?
-What are some effects of photo shop?
4. Watch People's Perceptions of Themselves
5. Think, Pair, Share:
-Explain what the video was about.
-Do you think that it is common for people to focus on their flaws?
Watch Christina Aguilera's Music Video Beautiful
Think, Pair, Share:
1. Identify the music video's message.
2. Compare and contrast this Beautiful to other music videos. Are the messages different? Why or why not?
3. Infer what Christina Aguilera's purpose was for creating this music video?
4. Evaluate Christina's music video. Do you think she effectively communicated her message to the audience?
Think, Pair, Share:
1. Identify the music video's message.
2. Compare and contrast this Beautiful to other music videos. Are the messages different? Why or why not?
3. Infer what Christina Aguilera's purpose was for creating this music video?
4. Evaluate Christina's music video. Do you think she effectively communicated her message to the audience?
Read Should 4 Year Olds be Beauty Queens?
Academic Language
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