ESSENTIAL QUESTION ANDYOU
To what extent is the media responsible for the wayyou 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 areviewed versus how you view yourself??
Dove Sketches
InquisiTAR
Form an opinion
Able to defend anopinion with evidence
Demonstrateknowledge throughperformance, writing,or speaking
Position/thesisstatement
Evidence and Analysis
Finished product(written paragraph,presentation in groups
InquisiTAR
To what extent is themedia responsible forthe way you viewyourself?
Totally
Mostly
Somewhat
Barely
Not at all
Be Honest
My natural physical featuresimpact how I view myself.
My character impacts how Iview myself.
What happens in society doesnot impact how I view myself.
My status in society does notimpact how I view myself
How I adorn my body impactshow I view myself.
How I manipulate my bodyimpacts how I view myself.
What people confirm aboutme impacts how I view myself.
My achievements or soughtafter features impact how Iview myself.
Nature
Nurture
InquisiTAR “P”
To what extent is themedia responsible forhow you view yourself?
Set up the thesis throughthe following:
Talk about the influenceof the media in general(background information)
Talk about yourrelationship with themedia (morebackground information)
To what extent is themedia responsible forhow you view yourself?
Directly answer thequestion with adescription from twoslides back.
Explain why you answerthe question the way youdid. Be sure to set upthe evidence in yourexplanation.
InquisiTAR “E”
Provide evidence from the media. Thisis something specific from the mediarelationship 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 meimagery so I can visualize it.
What is it?
What qualities does it embody? How doesit embody those qualities?
Explain the degree to which it impactsyou 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 ofyourself?
How are you changed or transformed through the entireexperience?
Why is knowing the role of the media in your life important?
What is the enduring comment you want to say that wouldmake the reader say, “hmmm”?
What is your call to action based on your experience?