See Think Wonder
See Think Wonder
Levels PK-12 Content - Any
This strategy will guide student analysis of any visual media by engaging student thought processes and helping them See (observe), Think (make inferences with reasoning), and Wonder (ask questions). Images can be chosen with any content area, topic, or theme. This routine encourages students to make careful observations and thoughtful interpretations. It helps stimulate curiosity and sets the stage for inquiry. When and where might you use it? Use this routine when you want students to think carefully about why something looks the way it does or is the way it is.
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Here is how it works.
Step 1: Select an Image or Images: Choose a piece of art, photograph, political cartoon, propaganda poster, video clip, mathematical situation, or any other piece of visual media that lends itself to analysis by students.
Step 2: Lead Students through Analysis:
Display the image or pass out copies to students, and then pose the following three questions in order. Pause after each question to give students time to reflect.
What do you see?
What details stand out? (At this stage, elicit observations, not interpretations.)
What do you think is going on?
What makes you say that?
What does this make you wonder?
What broader questions does this image raise for you?
After posing each question, you might ask students to simply respond in their journals, or you might use the Think, Pair, Share strategy to provide the opportunity for brief paired and whole-class discussions. (Facinghistory.org)
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