1. Come in quietly, take out your notes and address the prompt.
Quickwrite:
Why is it important to see “the big picture?”

2. Perspective in History
Perspective and how we view the world around us
Importance of seeing the “big picture” rather than making conclusions based on a small part of it

3. Zoom by Istvan Banyai
Directions: We are going to take a look at one picture up close, and then zoom out many times and re examine what we see. For each slide, quickly describe what you see.

4. Zoom
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5. Slide A:
Describe what this is.

6. Let’s take a step back and re examine what you see.

7. Slide B:
Describe what this is.

8. Let’s take another step back.

10. Slide C:
Describe what this is.

12. Slide D:
Describe what this is.

14. Slide E:
Describe what this is.

17. Slide F:
Describe what this is.

19. Slide G:
Describe what this is.

22. Slide H:
Describe what this is.

24. Slide I:
Describe what this is.

27. Slide J:
Describe what this is.

28. Slide K:
Describe what this is.

31. Slide L:
Describe what this is.

38. Process
Directions: How does this activity show the importance of seeing the “big picture” rather than make conclusions based on a small part?
Then we will collaborate using pair share.

39. Our School
Share brief, one-word descriptions of how you would describe our school. Be appropriate but honest.
Use separate sheet of paper and after they give you some words, eliminate some so that only certain phrases are visible to students. If I limit the view, how might people say our class feels about our school? What problems come from looking at something with a limited view? What does this have to do with seeing the big picture?

40. Closure
Write about a time in their life when you made a decision about something without seeing the complete picture. What was the result of that decision?