Unit 5 Moments and Memories Lesson B 2

Unit 5 Moments and Memories Lesson B

By Kru Bank

PART 2

GOOD DAYS

AND BAD DAYS

​GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS

RECOGNIZING

THE SPEAKER'S MESSAGE

A: Read the excerpt from the next segment of Kuriyama's TED Talk.

"We tend to take our cameras out when we're doing awesome things. Or we're, "Oh, yeah, this party, let me take a picture." But we rarely do that when we're having a bad day, and something horrible is happening. And I found that it's actually been very, very important to record even just that one second of a really bad moment. It really helps you appreciate the good times. It's not always a good day, so when you have a bad one, I think it's important to remember it, just as much as it is important to remember the [good] days.

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Underline the sentences that best state his message in this part of the talk.

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Then write a sentence that expresses his message in your own words.

B. Now watch the next segment of Kuriyama's TED Talk, and answer the questions.

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1. What was the bad event that changed the "One Second Every Day" project?

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2. Why did Kuriyama decide not to include himself in the videos?

UNDERSTANDING KEY DETAILS

Read these sentences describing Kuriyama's TED Talk. Write T for True or F for False as you watch the TED Talk again.

Multiple Choice

1. Kuriyama wanted to spend more time with his family during his year off.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

2. When his family member was ill, Kuriyama spent a lot of time at the hospital.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

3. Kuriyama says people should use special equipment to record their lives.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

4. Kuriyama thinks it is unwise for people to share their videos online.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

5. Some of the clips have Kuriyama in them.

• True

• False

CRITICAL THINKING

Evaluating. Read the quote from the last part of Kuriyama's talk.

I think it would be interesting to see what everyone did with a project like this. I think everyone would have a different interpretation of it. I think everyone would benefit from just having that one second to remember every day. Personally, I'm tired of forgetting, and this is a really easy thing to do.

Open Ended

Do you think everyone would benefit from having one second to remember every day? Why or why not?

Open Ended

Reflecting. Think of the last few days in your own life. Which second from each day would you choose to help you remember that day? Why? What were you doing?