Worldviews, Values, & Claim Testers: Answering Inquiry Questions

Howdy Cowpokes,

      Today is Tuesday, February 4, 2014.  You have embarked and are probably in the middle of creating a presentation based off of texts, videos, and images that you collected so far.  In the design brief you will find two inquiry questions:

      1. How did your culture/time period’s worldview affect their choices and actions?
      2. What values, skills and forms of knowledge did people need to succeed?

When we READ WITH A QUESTION IN MIND we use these questions to make our reading meaningful.  We look for areas in the texts, videos, and images that would answer these questions.  We look for possible actions and choices.  We look for values, skills, and forms of knowledge.  That said, sometimes the actions and choices we read about give us insight into the worldview of people.  They explain why people do what they do.

      Worldview, is a comprehensive perspective or philosophy that is made up of people's knowledge and experiences.  Perception dictates reality.  Therefore, a worldview dictates how people see the world.  How people see the world dictates how they act, react, and make choices in it.  As you read and try to answer the inquiry questions try to find evidence that points out people's worldview.  It's always connected to thought and action.

     Lastly, we come to claim testing.  Claim testing and the 4 "claim testers" assist us in analyzing information that we may need to IGNORE, TRUST, or INVESTIGATE.  From what we have learned so far, Bob Bain has shared 4 ways in which we try to spot "A LIE".
     
      A= Authority
   
      L= Logic
      I= Intuition
      E= Evidence

Use these in your work and remember them.  They will come back as we look at each others' presentations and CLAIMS as the week ends.
Thanks for reading, and as always...

Love, peace, and taco grease,
C-Dawg
   


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School District of Waukesha
Waukesha STEM Academy