anthropomorphism Beyond Boundaries

What is anthropomorphism? Watch this video clip and be prepared to tell what you think anthropomorphism means… Homeward Bound

In your spiral… Write your own definition of this concept. Compare it with the dictionary definition— an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics

In your spiral… Analyze the samples: What human characteristics did the characters in the video clips portray? In other words, what did these nonhuman things do that were humanlike? List as many as you can. Homeward Bound Beauty and the Beast Lion King

Lesson: part two Using inference Fables Short stories

Inference schema new information deeper understanding

FABLES Definition: : a short fictitious story; especially : one intended to teach a lesson; a story in which animals often speak and act like human beings. The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Schema: our knowledge, experience, current understanding What do we already know? Definition of anthropomorphism How to recognize a big idea Movies and stories with animals Movies and stories that teach a lesson The Tortoise and the Hare

In your spiral (Page 841) Fable Name Page # Animal characters Lesson to be learned

In your spiral (Pages 872 and 873) Fable Name Page # Animal characters Lesson to be learned

Inference: short stories What do we already know? (OUR SCHEMA) Definition of anthropomorphism How to recognize a big idea Movies and stories with animals Movies and stories that teach a lesson SHORT STORY STRUCTURE