EQ 4: How is pop culture diffused and
what are the effects?* 11/9
Bell ringer:
 Analyze maps on next 3 slides.
 Write down the title and 2 observations
and 1 inference for each map (or set of
maps):
 TV
 Internet
 Twitter
Diffusion of TV:
Write down the
title and 2
observations
and 1
inference for
the set of maps
Diffusion of
the internet:
Write down
the title and 2
observations
and 1
inference for
the set of
maps
Diffusion of twitter:
Write down the title and 2 observations and 1 inference for
the map
GANGNAM STYLE –
 Read
and annotate “Gangnam Style”
article.
 Talk to the Text (use annotation
bookmark)
 Star every reference to U.S. popular
culture
Answer the four sentence frames in your
binder:
 1.
When I read ____, I wondered ___
 2. It can reasonably inferred from the passage
that ___________.
 3. The best title for this reading is ___
 4. Write your own sentence stem and fill it
in…..
Small group/Class Discussion of article and
stems
Small Group: Give examples from the
reading that show the positive and
negative effects of the diffusion of pop
culture
Positive
Negative
EQ 5: How does pop culture
influence perceptions of beauty?
11/10

Bell Ringer: What do you think is
beautiful (in terms of human
appearances)? List as many aspects
you can think of…and keep it school
appropriate
Gangnam Style Video
Make a T-chart: Folk/Pop
 Write down all evidence of pop and folk
fashion, beauty, and trends seen in the
video


Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIQT
oVqDMb8

Where in the article and the video did it
talk about/show the influences of pop
culture on perceptions of beauty?
Do you think this
is an image of
beauty?
THAILAND
INDIA
SAUDI ARABIA
New Zealand
Discussion Questions
How does the diffusion of pop culture
influence perceptions of beauty around the
world?
 Do you think pop culture (media, TV, music,
etc.) influences what we perceive to be
beautiful in the US? Why or why not?
 How does folk culture influence trends in
fashion and beauty? How does folk culture
influence what is trendy? (relook at pics)

Exit Slip-Write only the link on a separate paper.
Main Idea: The diffusion of pop culture has a
negative influence on perceptions of beauty.
 Evidence: Most importantly, Erica Jin explained her
experiences teaching in a school in South Korea and
she said , “A colleague explained that many of the
tenth grade girls got "sang-ka-puhl-soosuhl" or plastic
surgery, during the school's summer break. In
Gangnam, I learned, this was a rite of passage. Most
girls elected for double-eyelid surgery, which made
the eyes bigger and more “Western.”
 Link: ????? (remember a transition. Think about
effects/implications!)

HW: Snap Chat reading

Annotation Grade
EQ 6: How does folk culture
influence trends in pop culture?
11/12 *

What evidence of folk culture do you see
in things that are “trendy” today? (think
about sports, music, fashion, beauty,
etc)
Round Robin: For each cardfollow the instructions on the
graphic organizer
Reflection:
Folk culture has become mainstreamDoes that have a negative or positive
impact on the original culture?
 Give one example from today’s round
robin and explain why it is positive or
negative for the folk culture
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