In this activity, you have a chance to share your thoughts and ideas about the topics covered in the lesson. Read the discussion prompt and provide a thoughtful response. Then provide a thoughtful and respectful response to one or more of your classmates’ posts.

Remember that this is an academic discussion board. Stay on topic and use correct spelling and grammar. Also remember that everyone in this class can read what you post. Keep your responses original and polite. Your teacher may ask you to participate in a synchronous session at this point.

If you are not sure how many posts are required, ask your teacher.

Click the link to read the rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. that will be used to evaluate your Discussion Board posts. It will be used for your post and your responses to your classmates' posts.

Directions:

It’s easy for us to get stuck in our own minds and own worlds. This causes us to not see the perspectives of others. Take a moment to consider the perspective of the people on the following list. Choose the perspective of one person for your focus. Write a short paragraph that shows you understand the person’s perspective as you try to put yourself “in their shoes.”

Consider these questions:

What might be this person’s struggles?
How does the person see the world around him or her?
What decisions would you make if you were in this person’s place?
Be sure to use specific examples or textual evidence from research, the readings in this class, or your own experiences and knowledge.

Prompt:

Perspective 1: Antelope from the folktale “How Jakhals Fed Oom Leeuw”

Perspective 2: Outa Karel from “The Place and the People”

Perspective 3: Old Giraffe from the folktale “The Little Red Tortoise”