Analysis

1. Analysis Making Connections

2. Opening ActivityUse worksheet to evaluate some descriptions and explanations from the previous exit passes.

3. Groups: Get into groups of your choice.

4. As a group, come to agreement on the ranking for each problem set.

5. a. He has the knife in a tight grip. b. He is clenching the knife.c. He is holding the knife in an aggressive way.d. His fist is grasping the knife.

6. a. He has the knife in a tight grip. b. He is clenching the knife.< most effective: “clenching” suggests some anxiousness, like he is on guardc. He is holding the knife in an aggressive way.d. His fist is grasping the knife. <doesn’t quite make sense

7. a. like he is the most important guy in the worldb. like he wants to kill anyone who takes his foodc. like he won’t go down without a fightd. like anyone who dares touch his meal will get stabbed.

8. a. like he is the most important guy in the world< sounds cocky, not greedyb. like he wants to kill anyone who takes his foodc. like he won’t go down without a fightd. like anyone who dares touch his meal will get stabbed.< “stabbed” suggests brutal violence, which is the height of greed

9. a. His mouth looks like a black hole.b. He opens his mouth wide so he can eat a chunkc. He is going to chomp on his fork.d. like he is yelling really loud

10. a. His mouth looks like a black hole.b. He opens his mouth wide so he can eat a chunkc. He is going to chomp on his fork.< sounds really greedy: he will even eat the forkd. like he is yelling really loud< doesn’t make sense: we can’t swallow and yell at the same time

11. a. He is filling his mouth.b. He is devouring his meal.c. He is eating like there is no tomorrow.d. He is eating his meal like a monster.

12. a. He is filling his mouth.b. He is devouring his meal.c. He is eating like there is no tomorrow.< this is an overused hyperboled. He is eating his meal like a monster.< “monster” really captures the idea of a cold-hearted, greedy man

13. a. The earth looks like he just stabbed it and ate it.b. He did not cut the earth. He tore it open.c. The way the world is broken: he probably poked at it, stabbed it.d. He shanked the earth, and it is bleeding.

14. a. The earth looks like he just stabbed it and ate it.b. He did not cut the earth. He tore it open.< “tore” sounds like greed to mec. The way the world is broken: he probably poked at it, stabbed it.d. He shanked the earth, and it is bleeding.< IDK about this one: is shanked the right word? Either it is completely right, or totally wrong.

15. a. They don’t care about anything except reaching their goal.b. Just because you have money doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want to the world.c. He is eating earth just to satisfy his hunger, not caring for the inhabitants.d. He is trying to take all the money in the world.

16. a. They don’t care about anything except reaching their goal.< this almost sounds like a complimentb. Just because you have money doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want to the world.c. He is eating earth just to satisfy his hunger, not caring for the inhabitants.< I like this one b/c it reminds us that earth is a homed. He is trying to take all the money in the world.

17. a. By not showing his eyes, maybe the artist is telling us that he is blinded by greed.b. Not showing his identity makes him greedy because because people don’t want their identities stolen.c. The artist is saying that businesses are shame because of the way they hurt the world.d. The missing brain tells us that greedy people don’t think about the consequences of their actions.

18. a. By not showing his eyes, maybe the artist is telling us that he is blinded by greed.b. Not showing his identity makes him greedy because because people don’t want their identities stolen.< this seems off-topic to mec. The artist is saying that businesses are shame because of the way they hurt the world.d. The missing brain tells us that greedy people don’t think about the consequences of their actions.< this suggests that greed turns people into savages: I like that

19. Last class exit pass.As much as I could, I rewarded students for connecting details from the painting to “greed.” This was more of an “effort” grade than a grade for analysis.