UNIT
ACTIVITY

‘Icebergs vs Ocean Liners’

Description

Exploring the balance between the private and public sharing of our lives. Considering a healthy balance between what we choose to make public and what we keep private.

Watch the clip and then complete the activities.

Think-Pair-Share

Students do a Think-Pair-Share on the clip using the following:

  1. What is your initial reaction to the video?
  2. What do you think is the ideal balance between the public and private self? How are you going on this?
  3. How much pressure do you feel to publicise your life for the approval and recognition of others?
  4. Which parts of your life would you put into the following categories? Public, Private, Personal
Read & Discuss

As a class read the short article and then discuss the following:

  1. What is your opinion on how Khloé’s responded to the sharing of an ‘unfiltered’ image?
  2. How much do you agree with the Tim Keller quote, “To be known and not loved is our greatest fear”?
  3. If you were a famous influencer, how would you approach posting on social media?
Create

Produce something creative titled ‘IRL’, exploring the limits of our online identities and the sense of worth we can find in them.

(A drawing, digital image, poem, song, short story, drama, etc.)