About This Book
Oh, Snap! is the fourth book in a chapter book series by Walter Dean Myers, focusing on students from Harlem's DaVinci Academy who collaborate with a school in London. The story delves into themes of media literacy and journalistic integrity when the English school's newspaper begins to feature misleading or 'incriminating' photographs. This prompts the Cruisers to investigate, teaching young readers about critical thinking, the power of images, and how to discern truth from misrepresentation. It's an excellent book for sparking conversations about honesty, cultural understanding, and the importance of looking beyond the surface.
Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, Bobbi, and students from Harlem Da Vinci Academy and London Phoenix School learn that words and pictures in a newspaper don't always tell the whole story. Book #4
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Discussion Prompts
1
Have you ever seen a picture or read a story that you later found out wasn't completely true? How did that make you feel?
2
Why do you think people might choose to show only part of a story or use pictures in a misleading way?
3
What steps can we take to make sure we are getting the whole story, especially from news or social media?
4
How do the students from Harlem and London work together to solve this problem? What does that teach us about teamwork?
5
How can words and pictures together tell a more complete story, or sometimes a less complete one?
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