OLA

1. Object Lesson

2. Object Lesson Assignment
Explain how an object in our world helps us
understand something important about
living in 2019.

3. Object Lesson AssignmentWe all wear hoods: the Grim
Reaper, Red Riding Hood,
torturers, executioners and the
executed, athletes, laborers,
anarchists, rappers, babies in
onesies, and anyone who’s ever
grabbed a hoodie on a chilly day.

4. Object Lesson AssignmentHair, a primary marker of our
mammalian nature, is a
remarkably powerful indicator of
economic status, social standing,
political orientation, religious
affiliation, marital state, and
cultural leanings, among other
things.

5. Object Lesson Assignment
History of the Object
Personal Experience with the Object
+
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What the Object says about Us and what we
care about

6. Object Lesson Assignment
Example:

7. Object Lesson Assignment
History:
Personal Experience:
What it Means:
Timed Test, broken pencil,
pencil sharpener would not
sharpen
Began marketing in the early
20th century, used sandpaper
discs.
The Digital World hasn’t taken
over everything…yet.

8. Object Lesson Assignment
Example:

9. Object Lesson Assignment
History:
Personal Experience:
What it Means:

10. What objects are good
choices for this essay?
Objects with stories
Objects that everyone is familiar with
Objects that evoke emotions
Objects that have cultural significance

11. Examples from the book series
Golf Balls
Hotels
Refrigerator
Drone
Silence
Phone Booth
Glass
Waste
Container
Bookshelf
Bread
Lighter
Tree
Dust
Blanket
Password
Mall
Veil

12. Examples from the book series
Your Turn
Come up with at least 10 in table groups.
Choose 3 to write on the board.