Perspectives and Influences. Class review/links and homework

I accidentally posted this on the wrong blog yesterday afternoon. Sorry for any inconvenience caused by the delay. 

Hello 9s,

Today you worked with art images and noted what you saw there.
You noted that some things seemed apparent initially and others could be understood/seen with help/practice/discussion/looking again and again.

When asked what influenced what you saw and how you interpreted what you saw you told us:

• your past experiences informed you.
• your position in the room influenced you.
• your vocabulary effected you.
• Your culture, philosophy, spirituality, gender identity/ies, education inform our view/s.

Finally, you received a worksheet on the story 'The Friday Everything Changed'. We read aloud and we discussed the story's beginning regarding the setting and the characters. 

For homework due next class Oct. 1/18:

1. Finish reading The Friday Everything Changed by Anne Hart
2. Fill out the chart (rough draft) (homework check) noting:
• who is/are the character/s? (Character/s)
• What do they want?(Their interest/perspective)
• What influences how they see things (What effects their view?)
• What can they do? (What might be their position?)
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3. Please review page 3 of your notes package on ‘point of view.’

We will continue looking at this story and at notions around how our perspectives and how others’ perspectives are formed and communicated. What are/can be the effects of such perspectives/perceptions?

I am very much enjoying working with, and getting to know you all.

Ms. S