Teaching and Learning Experiences

Book “One Minute’s Silence” - David Metzenthen

Read the Publisher’s synopsis. “In the silence that follows a war long gone, you can see what the soldiers saw, you can feel what the soldiers felt. And if you try, you might be able to imagine the enemy, and see that he is not so different from you …” Look closely at the first page opening. What is the mood of the young people shown? Students choose one of the people depicted on this page and pose in the mood of that character. Partners take a black and white photo of the pose and then orally, share their mood in the pose. Ask students to then follow their chosen character as we read through the book, taking note of their attitude change. Continue taking photos in pairs of students replicating the facial expression of their chosen young person through the story.

Share the following with the students to put words (VERBS) to the emotions. https://www.itv.com/news/2014-03-31/scientists-identify-21-different-facial-expressions/

Put photos/sketch onto Google Slides. On each slide, transition a verb to describe the emotion. Use photos from MySketch and experiment with using different sketch effects to make the emotion photos like a sketch in a picture book. NB - My sketch could be done before making google slide or as an extra activity.