Thinking+Prompts

Here are some **//Thinking Prompts //** you might want to use in combination with rich media.

The 5 W’s & H
As a class or group answer the questions as insightfully as you can.
 * Who?
 * What?
 * Where?
 * When?
 * Why?
 * How?

Headlines
Write a headline that captures the most important point of this movie.

See-Think-Wonder

 * What do you see?
 * What do you think about that?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What does it make you wonder?

<span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Seeing Themes

 * <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What is the main issue or feeling behind the video?
 * <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Search for that theme in Tag Galaxy
 * <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What images presented in the ball match those from your main theme?
 * <span style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What are stereotypes related to the theme?

<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Claim-Support-Question

 * Make a claim about the topic
 * <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identify support for your claim
 * <span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ask a question related to your claim

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What’s so great about…

 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Why do you think people say this is so great?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">List what makes it “outstanding?”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What would you do differently?

<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">KWL: Know – Want to Know – Learned

 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What do you already know about this?
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What more would you want to learn?
 * <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What is something new you learned by looking closely?

<span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pro – Con – Neutral

 * <span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Why would people be in favor of this?
 * <span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Why would people be against it?
 * <span style="color: #ffc000; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What would be a neutral position?

Eg.
Watch this video.
 * <span style="color: #943634; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What do you see?
 * <span style="color: #943634; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What do you think about that?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What does it make you wonder?

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Ideas for Media: **
 * <span style="color: #416db7; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Video **
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">The Miniature Earth <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">, presents facts about the world as if it were a village of 100 people.
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">[|The Story of Stuff] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> with Annie Leonard
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Hiroshima Day BBs <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> – Ben (of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream) demonstrates the size of the US nuclear arsenal.
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">[|Mankind is No Island] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> – 2008 Tropfest short film winner – shot with a camera phone
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">[|Everyone Knows Your Name] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> – about posting personal images on the Web
 * <span style="color: #416db7; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Interactive / Web **
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">[|Global Rich List] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> – compare your income with that of others others
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Footprint Calculator <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">– from the World Wildlife Fund
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">[|Gapminder] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> – Interactive Graph shows how long people live and how much money they earn.
 * § <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">[|Loopt] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> – GPS application for the iPhone