ESSENTIAL QUESTION AND YOU To what extent is the media responsible for the way you view yourself?

What do you see?  How do others view you?  How do you view yourself?  Are the two the same?  Which is more positive?  Which is more negative?  What conclusions do you draw about how you are viewed versus how you view yourself??

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InquisiTAR  Form an opinion  Able to defend an opinion with evidence  Demonstrate knowledge through performance, writing, or speaking  Position/thesis statement  Evidence and Analysis  Finished product (written paragraph, presentation in groups

InquisiTAR  To what extent is the media responsible for the way you view yourself?  Totally  Mostly  Somewhat  Barely  Not at all

Be Honest  My natural physical features impact how I view myself.  My character impacts how I view myself.  What happens in society does not impact how I view myself.  My status in society does not impact how I view myself  How I adorn my body impacts how I view myself.  How I manipulate my body impacts how I view myself.  What people confirm about me impacts how I view myself.  My achievements or sought after features impact how I view myself. NatureNurture

InquisiTAR “P”  To what extent is the media responsible for how you view yourself?  Set up the thesis through the following:  Talk about the influence of the media in general (background information)  Talk about your relationship with the media (more background information)  To what extent is the media responsible for how you view yourself?  Directly answer the question with a description from two slides back.  Explain why you answer the question the way you did. Be sure to set up the evidence in your explanation.

InquisiTAR “E”  Provide evidence from the media. This is something specific from the media relationship you mentioned earlier.  Videos  Film  Music  Television  Peers  Family  Community

InquisiTAR “A”  Explain the media evidence you used – I may not be familiar with it. Give me imagery so I can visualize it.  What is it?  What qualities does it embody? How does it embody those qualities?  Explain the degree to which it impacts you and why.

InquisiTAR concluding statement  One to two sentences only.  What is your takeaway?  How will this knowledge help you to work on your view of yourself?  How are you changed or transformed through the entire experience?  Why is knowing the role of the media in your life important?  What is the enduring comment you want to say that would make the reader say, “hmmm”?  What is your call to action based on your experience?