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Social Inferencing

Spring 2020

Making social inferences requires a person to "read between the lines". This means taking in the facial expressions, gestures, and what's happening around you to figure out a person's message or how they may be feeling. Positive relationships with peers and adults requires that students be able to understand these different things. The following exercises require students to think about facial expressions, especially the eyes, what is happening in the video, and the verbal message all at the same time.

 

Taking Pictures

While watching the short video think about the following: 1. What are the facial expressions and body language telling you? 2. Will they ever meet? How do you know? 3. What are they trying to do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxlJN8bk6yg

 

Pigeon: Impossible

While watching the short video think about the facial expressions and body language that are happening. What do they tell you? If he had given the bagel to the pigeon at the beginning how would that have changed the story?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEjUAnPc2VA

 

Snow Business

While watching the short video think about the following: 1. How did the cat feel when the bird made fun of him? - How do you know? 2. How did the cat feel when he didn't catch the bird? - How do you know?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=Tuf61OjvoPQ&feature=emb_logo

 

True Move Commercial

Watch the short video and pause as the questions come up to think about the answers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDi66yKKxDM&feature=emb_logo

 

Tone Deaf

Watch the funny video (and you can watch it again if you want, it's funny). What social cues is the girl (princess?) missing? How could she know that she is a terrible singer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VqmRzH2xQY

 

Conversation Hog

Watch the short video - what does it mean to be a conversation hog? How do you know? Is being a conversation hog good or bad? What might other people think if we are conversation hogs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X74HF4CDVA

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