Picture the Global Dimension
For our 2010-11 Global Wallplanner we chose “patterns” as the theme for the pictures. Our aim is to inspire teachers and students to use these pictures to explore the patterns of our global connections.
Click on the photos to access information about their global links and suggestions for discussion points. See below for a worksheet and suggested activities which can be adapted to suit the age of your students.
Worksheet: Picture the global dimension
We've included all the pictures in this student worksheet, with space for them to suggest global connections for each one.
Whole activity: Picture the Global Dimension
Download the whole activity, including pictures, worksheet and discussion suggestions.
Global Wallplanner 2010-11
We've run out of wallplanners for 2010-11 but you can download a PDF version here.
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| Starter |
Select the enlarged version of one of the Wallplanner images and have it projected onto the board as students arrive for lessons. Explain that the image is globally linked - the item or place pictured is connected to people and places in other parts of the world. Can students suggest what the global link might be? Have they thought of all the possibilities? (We've provided suggestions and discussion points on each of the picture pages.)
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| Group activity |
Give each group of students a copy of the worksheet 'Picture the global dimension' (download PDF from box above). Encourage them to discuss the possible global links for each image. They should record the ideas they think are best in the spaces on the sheet. Which group can come up with the most creative idea?
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| Homework |
Challenge students to capture their own global dimension image. This could be a photograph of something around their house or in their local community. Or it could be an image they draw or paint. In either case, the image should have interesting and perhaps unexpected links to people and places in other parts of the world. Ask students to provide a short written statement to accompany their image explaining the links, or to present their image to the class.
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