Unit 4

How Do We Express Ourselves?


Activity

Reflect on Your Reading

In this lesson, you will think about the essential question of this unit: How do we express ourselves?


Then, you will share what you learned about the arts pieces and opinion articles you read, viewed, and heard.

Begin with the reflection.


Use a KWL Chart as your Reflection Organizer. Review the KWL Chart in Unit 2, What Is Fair? to remember how this organizer works.

There are two options for using a KWL Chart:


Download PDF


  1. Download the document KWL Chart: Expressing Ourselves.
  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:


Websites


Go to the website: KWL Chart Creator.


Instructions


  1. Go to the website: KWL Chart Creator.
  2. Enter your name and the topic: Expressing Ourselves.
  3. Click Continue.
  4. In the chart,
      • K stands for What You Know
      • W stands for What You Want to Know
      • L stands for What You Have Learned

  5. Fill in the chart under What You Know, answering these questions:
      • What have you learned about expressing yourself so far? Think about the opinion pieces you have read and the entertainment issues that were presented.
      • What have you learned about preferences for arts and entertainment experiences?

  6. Write down your ideas on the chart. Add each idea by clicking +Add Heading.
  7. Then click Next.
  8. Fill out the chart under What I Want to Know, answering these questions:
      • What questions do you have regarding how we express ourselves?
      • Do you wonder what other ways there are to express our opinions, ideas, and feelings?

  9. Leave the last section, What I Learned, blank for now. You will complete it at the end of the unit.
  10. Click Finish.
  11. Click Save Draft.
  12. Choose a name for your file. (Example: jsmith_kwlchartunit4)
  13. Click Save.
  14. Click on Documents folder.
  15. Click Save. Your KWL Chart is in your Documents folder for you to use later.


Skill Builder


To learn How to Complete a KWL Chart, click the Skill Builder button to access the Skill Builder page, then view Research Skills - How To Complete a KWL Chart.


Save

How to save a file:


  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your KWL Chart: Expressing Ourselves file in this format: jsmith_kwlchartunit4 and save the file to your Documents folder.