Recognizing Different Viewpoints
Students will explore how people's backgrounds and experiences can lead them to see things differently, and how this affects what they write and how we read it.
Key Questions
- How might someone's background change what they write about a topic?
- Why might two people read the same story and understand it differently?
- How can we try to understand viewpoints that are different from our own?
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
Suggested Methodologies
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