activity 1.2 12th
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SpringBoard Senior English
Activity 1.2 Perception is Everything
Do Now
• Copy the vocabulary terms on page 5, found in the margin, into your Vocabulary Section of your Classroom journal.– Literary Theory– Aphorism– Perception
Learning Targets
• Interpret and paraphrase quotations
• Respond to an aphorism in a timed writing assignment
Literary Theory
• Study of ways to analyze literature by thinking about the text from different perspectives– Competing versions of truth– Texts are seen through a filter of different
ideologies, theories and perspectives– Adds dimensions to reading– There is no one version of the truth
Optical illusions 1.2
For each illusion, ask yourself:How can this image be perceived in
two ways?
Number your paper from 1-12
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• How did your perception change as you looked at the images?
• What makes your perception change?
• How does this relate to the rest of the world and your own life?
Group answer – Think – Pair – Share
Aphorisms
• Short statement that expresses an opinion, perception or general truth
• “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”– General truth= people who are narrow-minded,
only see what they want to see.
Work period
• Each person must choose an aphorism, and think about what general truth, opinion or perspective does it express- then draw a picture that best expresses that
• Fill out your Index Card with the Aphorism on one side and your picture on the other
• Be prepared to share your thoughts• Homework: If you finished your card, no homework;
otherwise, please finish.