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title: Two Sides to a Story
description: Students will make connections to emerging global themes by examining diverse perspectives as they relate to the language and culture being studied.
image: https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/two_sides_to_a_story-001-1.png
---

**Subject: World Languages**

**Lesson Length: 45 mins - 1 hour**

**Topic: Culture, Communication, Comparisons, Expression, Perspectives**

**Grade Level: 10, 11, 12, 6, 7, 8, 9**

**Standards / Framework: **

- [ACTFL: CONNECTIONS: ACQUIRING INFORMATION AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES](https://www.actfl.org/uploads/files/general/World-ReadinessStandardsforLearningLanguages.pdf)

**Brief Description:**  Students will make connections to emerging global themes, e.g., poverty, economy, environment, etc. by examining diverse perspectives as they relate to the language and culture being studied.

**Know Before You Start:**

- Students should be able to identify aspects of culture, including a general understanding of social issues in cultures where the target language is spoken.
- Students should know basic facts about different cultures, including cultures where the target language is spoken.
- Students should have a basic understanding of global themes such as poverty, environmental issues, or economics.

**Hook:**

- Ask students: 
    - “Why is it important to view global issues from different perspectives?”
    - “How can a person’s cultural background affect how they view certain issues?”
    - “What tools can we use to understand a group’s perspective on issues?”

**Activity:**

- As a class, have students share what they know about global themes such as poverty and the environment and discuss how these themes appear in cultures that speak the target language.
- Have students will then choose one theme to discuss.
- Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a comic that looks at different perspectives in the target culture.

**Closure:**

- Have students share their comics with the class or in small groups.
- Have students explain why they chose the perspectives featured in their comic.
- Discuss why it’s important to understand global themes through the lens of a different culture.
- Emphasize that learning about global themes from other perspectives helps make students more thoughtful and informed global citizens.

**Differentiation:**

- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
- Students may need help choosing themes that are approachable with their current language ability.
- Allow students to use digital dictionaries/translators as appropriate for your class policy.

**Resources:**

- Comic to print or display: [Comic](https://share.pixton.com/rhgvmnc).
- [T-Chart](https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/Printables/Graphic%20Organizers_02.pdf)
- [Venn-Diagram](https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/Printables/Graphic%20Organizers_06.pdf)
- [Main Idea Web](https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/Printables/Graphic%20Organizers_03.pdf)
- [Concept Map](https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/Printables/Graphic%20Organizers_04.pdf)

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