Level U
Summary: There are various types of body language that convey information about a person.
Vocabulary:
interpersonal
subtle
pioneered
contempt
nonverbal
posture
Focus Question: What is body language, and how does it communicate information nonverbally?
Key Ideas:
What kind of information does body language communicate?
Why might knowing this kind of information be useful?
What nonverbal communication is the most common and complex?
What emotions can be communicated with this body language?
Make Inferences:
What does the author mean by the statement, "Body language is not a true language"?
What details support your answer?
Vocabulary:
How does the author define posture and eye contact?
Compare and Contrast:
Why is it important to know about the difference of body language from culture to culture?
What elements are similar and what are different in different contexts?
Final Questions:
What text details about body language were the most interesting, surprising, or memorable? Why?
In the next to last paragraph of the essay, the author mentions that actors and other public speakers are trained to use body language. How might this training benefit public speakers?
Who else might benefit from body language training?