Ira Glass on Creative Work

 Connect, Extend, Challenge

  1. Connect: How are ideas presented related to something you like or are interested in making?
  2. Extend: What new ideas did you get that extended or pushed your thinking in new directions?
  3. Challenge: What is still challenging or confusing for you if you were to take this advice?

You can also watch the original video that includes Ira Glass critiquing a sample of his earlier work.

WW1 Veteran speaks of the Gallipoli landing


Jack Hazlitt describes his landing at Gallipoli

See-Think-Wonder

  1. What do you see?
  2. What do you think about that?
  3. What does it make you wonder?

Skipping Challenge

How do you think you would feel being a part of this group?

Claim-Support-Question

  1. Make a claim about the topic
  2. Identify support for your claim
  3. Ask a question related to your claim

Want to see the full 8 minutes?

Animal Animations

The little clip below shows a few clever ways animals. props and videos were used to “write” a graphic illustration.  You can get your heads around this a few different ways using the See-Think-Wonder routine.  You might explore “how” it was done, what text you would write, or to plan how you will use animals you know to write an important message.

See-Think-Wonder

  1. What do you see?
  2. What do you think about that?
  3. What does it make you wonder?

Water Buffalo Gift

Background

Jazz violinist Robert Thompson was motivated by a blog post to see if he could do something real. This video is his story and that of a family in China and a community around the world.

See-Think-Wonder

  1. What do you see?

  2. What do you think about that?

  3. What does it make you wonder?

Twitter to Flutter!!!!!!!

How did Flutter evolve?

What is an advantage of Flutter over Twitter?

What is the discussion really about?

Claim-Support-Question

  1. Make a claim about the topic
  2. Identify support for your claim
  3. Ask a question related to your claim

I Love the World – Earth Day

Earth Day was invented so that people would appreciate the amazing planet we call home.  View the promotional video and use the prompt below.  You might want to either comment on the earth’s awesomeness or the effectiveness of the video.

Claim-Support-Question

  1. Make a claim about the topic
  2. Identify support for your claim
  3. Ask a question related to your claim

What a voice! Who’s to Judge?

What do you think the people watching Susan Boyle are thinking before she begins to sing?

What does this say about how we perceive and evaluate others?

Claim-Support-Question

  1. Make a claim about the topic
  2. Identify support for your claim
  3. Ask a question related to your claim

Mankind is no Island

View this video made by filmmakers using camera phones

See-Think-Wonder

  • What’s one significant thing you noticed?
  • What does it make you think about?
  • What does this make you wonder about yourself or the world?

Learned Helplessness

See – Think – Wonder

  1. What did you see that didn’t make sense?
  2. What do you think is the message about these people?
  3. Wonder how this might relate to students or young people?