This document discusses the importance of seeing the big picture rather than making conclusions based on a small part of a situation. It provides an activity where students describe what they see in a series of pictures starting very close up and zooming out wider each time to see more context. This helps illustrate that perspectives and understanding can change dramatically with more complete information. The document prompts students to discuss times when they lacked full context and perspective led to unintended results.

1. Come in quietly, take out your
notes and address the prompt.
Quickwrite:
Why is it important to see “the
big picture?”

2. Perspective in History
1. Perspective and how we view the world
around us
2. Importance of seeing the “big picture”
rather than making conclusions based on
a small part of it

3. Zoom by Istvan Banyai
Directions: We are going to take a look at
one picture up close, and then zoom out
many times and re examine what we see.
For each slide, quickly describe what you
see.

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5. Slide A:
Describe what this is.

6. Let’s take a step back and re
examine what you see.

7. Slide B:
Describe what this is.

8. Let’s take another step back.

10. Slide C:
Describe what this is.

12. Slide D:
Describe what this is.

14. Slide E:
Describe what this is.

17. Slide F:
Describe what this is.

19. Slide G:
Describe what this is.

22. Slide H:
Describe what this is.

24. Slide I:
Describe what this is.

27. Slide J:
Describe what this is.

28. Slide K:
Describe what this is.

31. Slide L:
Describe what this is.

38. Process
Directions: How does this activity show
the importance of seeing the “big picture”
rather than make conclusions based on a
small part?
Then we will collaborate using pair share.

39. Our School
Share brief, one-word descriptions of how
you would describe our school. Be
appropriate but honest.

40. Closure
Write about a time in their life when you made
a decision about something without seeing the
complete picture. What was the result of that
decision?