5. How do our experiences and knowledge shape our interpretations?

AT A GLANCE

Intention: Learn how knowledge and experience shape our perceptions and interpretations.

Task: Watch the lesson and demonstrate your understanding.

Duration : approx. 10 minutes

Material required : Student Booklet

Original activity , under CC BY-NC licence (see other credits )

1. Watch the video.

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Take notes in your student booklet if needed.

Take notes

2. Fill in the blanks in the text following the video.

Fill in the blanks

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5. How do our experiences and knowledge shape our interpretations?

AT A GLANCE

Intention: Learn how knowledge and experience influence our personal responses.

Task: Read and watch short stories, record your responses and discuss different interpretations.

Duration: 30 minutes and +

Material required: Student Booklet

Original activity , under CC BY-NC licence (see other credits )

Instructions

Time to put theory into practice with these exercises!

In your student booklet write a summary of the story that flashes through your head when you read this very short story.

Ready to write?

Flip the card!

“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

-Author: Ernest Hemingway (Unsubstantiated)

1. Write down a summary of the story that flashes through your head when you read that sentence.

1. Follow your teacher’s instructions to publish your text.

2. Compare it with examples from other students.

How can so many different stories emerge from the same sentence?

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5. How do our experiences and knowledge shape our interpretations?

AT A GLANCE

Intention : Understand what makes a person inspiring to you.

Task : Write about an inspiring person.

Duration : 35 minutes and +

Material required : Student Booklet

Original activity , under CC BY-NC licence (see other credits )

As you can probably guess, the more words and actions a story has, the more different personal perceptions, interpretations and responses it can create. Being able to come up with your personal interpretation of a story is going to be crucial in the final task, so let’s try something here.

Instructions

1. Watch Ball by John Baxa (3:14).

2. Summarize your initial interpretation.

3. Look at the following list of elements found in the text.

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                      Write down key words they make you think about.
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                    <li>
                      Write down knowledge and personal experience associated with these elements.
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                    <li>
                      Interpret their meaning in the context of Ball.
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                      Add all of your interpretations together to write another summary of the story that now includes your analysis.
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                            Element
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                            What it makes me think about
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                          <th scope="col" class="border border_white">
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                              <br>
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                              Knowledge
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                            Experience
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                              Interpretation
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                              Play games.
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                            I remember playing ball with my dog but never with my grandparents, it’s like when you are older you do less fun activities.
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                            The ball&nbsp; represents joy and games...
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                            Ball 
                            <br>
                            (my answer)
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                              Elderly man
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                            Music
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                          <td class="border border_white">
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                          <td class="border border_white">
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                          <td class="border border_white">
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                          <td class="border border_white">
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                          <td class="border border_white bg-light text-dark">
                            Trees
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                          <td class="border border_white">
                          </td>
                          <td class="border border_white">
                          </td>
                          <td class="border border_white">
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                          <td class="border border_white">
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                        <tr id="row_6">
                          <td class="border border_white bg-light text-dark">
                            Colours
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                          <td class="border border_white">
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                          <td class="border border_white">
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                          <td class="border border_white">
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                            Other child
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    <p>
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Revise: Go back to the previous TAB (activity 5.1), copy your first written text and paste it here.

Publish and Comment

Follow your teacher’s instructions to publish your text and to comment on other students’ interpretations.

How has your interpretation changed because of the analysis?

How do our experiences and knowledge shape our interpretations?

How does analysis clarify interpretations?

Are You Curious?

What's Next?

Now that you know more about personal interpretations, let's see which literary devices can affect them.

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