The following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for elementary or middle school students using this video in an English language arts or social studies lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.
What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?
Frame (ELA) What is your opinion about cats? What does it mean to have an opinion about something?
Focus (ELA) Opinions about cats have changed throughout history. Watch this video to learn about the many different opinions and what caused them to change.
Follow Up (ELA) How did opinions about cats change throughout history? What caused them to change? How do people view cats today? Why? What is your personal opinion about cats? What do you base your opinion on? When we have an opinion about something, why is it important to be able to say what you base your opinion on?
Frame (SS) In many of your classes you have already studied the history of various people in the world. For example, we’ve learned about the part of human history when Europeans came to the Americas and established colonies. Do you think cats can have history, too?
Focus (SS) Learn about the history of cats and how the history of humans is directly related to that of cats.
Follow Up (SS) Has your understanding of history been altered in any way? Explain. For example, when you read about history, what do you usually read about? How is it different to think about the history of cats versus the history of humans?