Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.
Excerpts from TV programs
Objective: To extend the students' concept of audience to a broader context.
Activity: Students view teacher-prepared videoclip exemplifying interpersonal communication from TV program that appeals to their age group. Students reflect on their feelings. Students create a visual metaphor of the communication connections.
Assessment: Quality of students' discussion of feelings elicited by TV program.