2D Teaching Literature - True Beauty

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

True Beauty - Nicola Prentis

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You will need a pen for this lesson.

Today's goals

- I can express my opinion on the use of filters on social media apps

- I can recognise how society influences my opinions

- I can relate my own use of social media with that of the characters in the story

- I can contribute to a discussion

- I can read a text and explain what the deeper meaning is

At the end of class:

Agenda

Lesson goals - 2 min

Quick video - 2 min

Discussion time - 2 min

Reading time - 8 min

Activity - 5 min

More reading - 8 min

Activity - 5 min

Evaluate lesson goals - 2 min

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What do you think about using filters on social media?

What is beauty according to society?
Why do you think this?

You are going to read a story. If you see the words below what do you think the story will be about? Discuss with your neighbour for 2 minutes then write your answer.
Influencers - Selfies - Filter - Delete - Post - Downloads - Install - Photos - Followers - Comments - Advertising

Read part 1 of the story 

"True Beauty" 

You will have 8 minutes to read the story and answer the question on the next page.

If all pictures you posted on social media would change from now on, would you still post?Why/Why not?

Work with your neighbour and discuss what you think will happen next in the story. Write your predictions in the box below.

Read part 2 of the story 

"True Beauty" 

You will have 8 minutes to read the story and answer the question on the next page.

Why do you think the last picture posted by
Matt and Steph did not change? Discuss with your neighbour before entering your final answer.

Activity

Write a suitable comment on Matt or Steph's photo

Be sure to include your opinion of:

- the True Beauty app 

-the new picture posted by Matt or Steph

Write your comments (25 - 50 words) on the handout and hand in at the end of the lesson 

These were our goals

- I can express my opinion on the use of filters on social media apps

- I can recognise how society influences my opinions

- I can relate my own use of social media with that of the characters in the story

- I can contribute to a discussion

- I can read a text and explain what the deeper meaning is

Have we achieved our lesson goals?

Write: One (1) thing the story has taught you.
Two (2) things you have learnt today.
Three (3) new words you have learnt.