Do they fully understand ted talks?
I've used with great success, Frank Warren's talk about his PostSecret. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/frank_warren_half_a_million_secrets.htmlWe watch the talk, talk about some of the secrets from the video, look at a few more and discuss their reactions to them (you can find more secrets at his website, books, or at postsecretarchive.com). Then finish by having the students make their own secrets. (I have a big addressed envelop that they can put the secrets into when they're finished so their secrets stay confidential.) Sometimes we also watch the music video for "Dirty Little Secret" by the All-American Rejects, but it's not really necessary to the lesson.
Quote from: TimorousMe on July 09, 2012, 12:53:07 PMI've used with great success, Frank Warren's talk about his PostSecret. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/frank_warren_half_a_million_secrets.htmlWe watch the talk, talk about some of the secrets from the video, look at a few more and discuss their reactions to them (you can find more secrets at his website, books, or at postsecretarchive.com). Then finish by having the students make their own secrets. (I have a big addressed envelop that they can put the secrets into when they're finished so their secrets stay confidential.) Sometimes we also watch the music video for "Dirty Little Secret" by the All-American Rejects, but it's not really necessary to the lesson.I watched this Ted Talk last night for the first time, and what a powerful project he has created! I'd love to use this for my students. I have a question though, for you or anyone else who did this project. Did you end up mailing the big huge envelope of your students' secrets to Frank Warren's address, or did you just collect and store their finished writings, so their classmates couldn't see?I'm trying to think about the feasibility of this since I have over 500 students. :)