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Zooming In

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WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 1.2CLOSERZOOMING IN1PurposeAt the start of the lesson, you zoomed out, focusing on a small detail before expanding to the bigger picture. Now, flip the approach—zoom in on a larger image and practice switching scales.ProcessPart 1: Image analysisExamine each image carefully and answer the questions that follow.Zoomed out:(If you’re on a computer, click here to see the image in high resolution)1.Write two-or three-sentence description of what’s happening in this image.Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Zooming In”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 1.2CLOSERZOOMING IN2Zoomed in(choose oneimage option):Option AOption B
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 1.2CLOSERZOOMING IN3Option COption D
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 1.2CLOSERZOOMING IN42.You can see thatwe’ve zoomed in quite a bit. Write another two or three sentences describingwhat you think is happeningin the image option you chose. Part 2: Reflection questionsAfter you’ve written descriptions for both images, answer the reflection questions below.1.How is your description about the zoomed-in imagedifferent from the one you wrote about the zoomed-out image? How did your story change?2.What sorts of details did you include in your zoomed-indescription that you left out of your zoomed-outdescription?