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FramingElement(FE)Focus:NAVIGATIONOF‘THESWAMP’

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Navigatestheswampeffectivelyinpreparedremarks:avoidsallunproductivepartsoftheswampand‘traps.’

Recognizeselementsoftheswampinvisitorremarks,andstrategicallychoosesthebestframeelementtoeffectivelypivotbacktoreframediscourse.

Asksquestionsstrategically,invitingandenablingvisitorstocontributetoareframedconversation.

Navigatestheswampeffectivelyinpreparedremarks:avoidsallunproductivepartsoftheswampand‘traps.’

Recognizeselementsoftheswampinvisitorremarksandattemptstoredirectthroughreframing.

Maymakeoccasionalorminormisstepsinspontaneousresponsesto‘swampy’discourse,butattemptstopivotareevidentandmostlyeffective.

Preparedremarksnavigatetheswampfairlywell–mostcommonandobvious‘traps’andunproductivepartsoftheswampareavoided.

Inspontaneousresponsesto‘swampy’discourse,attemptstopivotbacktoreframeddiscoursearemissingormostlyunsuccessful.

Oneormoreapply:OneormoreTrapsareclearlypresent(crisis,cutecritters,incidentsandaccidents,invisibleprocess).

Restatesunproductiveculturalmodel(s)inresponsetooneormore‘swampy’questions.(The‘elephants1’problem).

FocusinginonthisFEcategoryintheFramingFluencyRubric,usethisandyourpeerfeedbackworksheetstoprovideyourStudyCirclecohortswithGLOWS&GROWSoftheirfinalprojectpresentations.Knowthatyourfeedbackwillhelptheteamsyouareobservingtorefinetheirinterpretivepieceforuseintheirhomeinstitution.InadditiontoyourGLOWS&GROWS,takeasummativelookathowthecontentfairsoverallinthiscategory,andusingtherubric,identifyatwhatlevel(notstrategicframing,masterful,skillful,orbeginner)theinterpretivecontentiscurrently.

1 elephants–IfItellyounottothinkofapinkelephant,whatcomestomind?

FramingElement(FE)Focus:USEOFTESTEDVALUES


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AppealstotestedValuesearlyon,andalsoaswarrantedthroughoutthecommunication.

Effective,elegantuseofbothexplicitandimplicitappealstotestedValues.

Whenwarranted,seamlesslyredirectsswampydiscoursetoamoreproductiveframebypivotingtoaValue.

OpensthecommunicationwithaneffectiveappealtotestedValue(s).MayappealtoatestedValueatotherpoints.

AvoidsuseofValuesnotsupportedbyresearch.

OpportunityforappealtoaValuemaybemissedwhenanattemptiswarranted.

AppealstoatleastonetestedValue(Protection,orResponsibleManagement),

butoneormoreapply:AppealtotestedValueistoobrieftobeeffective(e.g.,justusingawordortwo).

AppealtotestedValuelacksfidelitytotheresearchrecommendation(misusedValue).

A‘rogue’orintuitiveValueispresentedalongsideorinadditiontoatestedValue.

Oneormoreapply:Appealstooneormore“rogue”Valuescommonlyusedinthefield,butnotsupportedbyresearch(e.g.“foritsownsake,”“science,”or“consumerism”).

Communicationsopenwithahumanuniversalinplaceof,orwellbeforeatestedValue.


FramingElement(FE)Focus:USEOFEXPLANATORYMETAPHORS


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OneormorerecommendedExplanatoryMetaphorsareseamlesslyandeffectivelyintegratedintotheoverallinterpretationaswarranted.

ExplanatoryMetaphor(s)accuratelyreflecttheresearchdefinitionsanduses.

ExplanatoryMetaphor(s)areincorporatedeffectivelyintotheoverallinterpretation,includingseamlessintegrationwithallotherframeelements.

ElegantuseoflanguagetoconveyconceptsandideasincludedintheExplanatoryMetaphor(s)selected.

OneormorerecommendedExplanatoryMetaphorsareeffectivelyintegratedintotheoverallinterpretationaswarranted.

ExplanatoryMetaphor(s)accuratelyreflecttheresearchdefinitionsanduses.

ExplanatoryMetaphor(s)areconnectedtocauses,impacts,and/orSolutionsviaclear,conciseexplanatorychainsaswarranted.

AvoidsuseofExplanatoryMetaphor(s)notsupportedbyresearch.

Attemptstointroduceandexplainaclimatechangeprocessviaatestedmetaphor,butoneormoremayapply:

Useofatestedmetaphorismissingwhenanattemptiswarranted.

Metaphoruseseemsdisconnectedtotheoverallinterpretation,oristoobrieftoeffectivelyteachvisitors.

Intuitive/Untestedmetaphoricallanguageispresent,thoughmaybesubtleorseemunintentional.

Oneormoreapply:UseofExplanatoryMetaphorsismissingentirely.

Useoftestedmetaphorlacksfidelitytoresearchrecommendations(misused/misinterpreted).

Intuitive/untestedmetaphorsareused;resultinginunproductiveanalogies.


FramingElement(FE)Focus:USEOFEXPLANATORYCHAINS


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Asuccinct,science-basedExplanatoryChainiselegantlywovenintotheinterpretation,makingamechanismorprocessexplicitandaccessible.

ExplanatoryChainclosesonorleadsintoaSolution,leadingthevisitortoseehowactivecitizenshipmightmakeameaningfuldifferenceinoutcomes.

ClearandaccurateExplanatoryChainsarepresentthroughoutthepreparedremarksasneeded.

Explanatorychainsareintegratedintospontaneousresponsestovisitorremarks.

AclearandaccurateExplanatoryChainisusedtoeffectivelyexplainaprocessinsuchawaythatitseemsamenabletochange,orservesasatransitiontotalkingaboutclimateandoceanchangeanditsSolutions.

AtleastoneeffectiveExplanatoryChainispresent,butelsewhereintheinterpretation,ExplanatoryChainsaremissingwhenwarranted.

Attemptstointroduceandexplainacause,processorimpactrelatedtoclimatechange,

butoneormoremayapply:Chaindivertsattentionawayfromthetopicofclimatechange.

ChaindoesnotallowforconsiderationofSolutions;processseemsfixedorinevitable.

ExplanatoryChainusesunfamiliartermswithoutunpackingordefiningthem.

Oneormoreapply:Tendstowarddescriptionratherthanexplanation:merelyattachingoutcomestoanissue,orlistingcharacteristicsratherthanunpackingwhataffectswhat.

“Missinglink”–needsanotherlogicalconnectionorstepsomewheretoreallyexplain“how.”

Thescientificcontentisinaccurateormisrepresented.


FramingElement(FE)Focus:TONE


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AReasonableToneismaintainedthroughoutthecommunications:

Bothstyleandcontentareconsistentlyexplanatoryandinformative,ratherthanpersuasiveorrhetorical.

Communicationsevokeahighsenseofefficacy(abilityandwillingnesstoengageinproblemsolving).

Emotionsevokedare‘cool’or‘warm,’(e.g.,curiosity)not‘hot’(e.g.fear).

CommunicationsgenerallysupportaReasonableTone,thoughoneortwominormisstepsareobservable.Thesemayinclude:MissedopportunitiestostrengthenReasonableTone–roomformoreovertcuesthattheinteractionisaboutlearningandcivicproblemsolving.

Inclusionofcontentthatcouldevokecrisisthinking,fatalism,ordeterminism.

Reliesonengagingstrongemotionstoelicitengagement,ratherthanmixofemotionandreason.

AttemptsataReasonableToneareevidentincommunications,butoneormorealsoapply:ReasonableToneislimitedinitscontext;thereareonlyafewcuesthatthiscommunicationisaboutlearningandcivicproblemsolving.

Morethantwoinstancesofcontentorstylechoicesthatcouldevokecrisisthinkingorstrongemotions.

OneormoreapplyTendstowardaRhetoricalTone:argumentative,partisan,orhyper-emotional.

MoralizingorCrisisTonesarepresentatpointswheretheyshouldalwaysbeavoided(explainingtheproblem,impactsandsolutions).


FramingElement(FE)Focus:SOLUTIONS


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All elements of ‘skillful’ solutions framingarepresent,and…

ASolutioniselegantlywovenintotheinterpretationasearlyaspossible,leadingthevisitortoseehowactivecitizenshipmightmakeameaningfuldifferenceinoutcomes.

Whenwarranted,seamlesslyredirectsswampydiscoursetoamoreproductiveframebypivotingtoaSolution.

ASolutionishintedatorforeshadowedmid-waythroughthecommunication.

TheSolutionfitsthescaleoftheproblemandfocusesonchangingcontext/conditions;nomentionofindividual-levelorsingle-actionSolutions.

Solutionsofferpractical,feasiblewaysthatpeoplecangetinvolvedatagrouplevel

TheSolutioninvitesvisitorstogetinvolvedbysharingwhattheyhavelearnedwithothers,and/orsupportingoneormoreenergy-relatedactions.

Solutionsavoidcuingallunproductiveareasoftheswampandtraps.

Presentsatleastonecollective/community-levelSolutionthataddressestheuseoffossil

fuels,butoneormoremayapply:Inaddition,mentionsindividual,adaptive,orconsumeristSolutions.

Solutionsmaycueunproductivepartsoftheswamp(e.g.consumerism,recycling/pollution,justcleanitup,bigandscary,politicsasusual).

Solutionsseemlikeanafterthought,unconnectedtotheexhibitorinterpretationtopic.

Oneormoreapply:Solutionsareindividual,oratasinglehouseholdscale.

Invitesdefaultthinking(e.g.,asks,“Whatcanyoudo?”beforeestablishingacollectiveactionframearoundSolutions).

Solutionsareprimarilyconsumeristinnature(i.e.donationsoraskingpeopletochangewhattheypurchase).

Solutionsareprimarilyadaptiveinnature:addresstheimpacts,butnotthecauseofclimatechange.
