Bellwork Aug. 10, 2015Copy and answer.

Think of a time when you got in trouble with a group of people. Did all of you tell the story of what happened the same exact way? Why or why not?

Standard/EQ• ELAGSE7RL6 Analyze how an author develops and

contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.

• ELAGSE7L4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading content, choosing flexibility from a range of strategies.

• ELAGSE7W10 Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

• Essential Question/I Can: I can define perspective.

Activator/Hook

The Three Little Pigs Video:

Disney’s Three Little Pigs Video (8:30)

Discuss: From whose perspective was the story told? How would the story change if it were told from the perspective of another character?

Mini LessonOn your paper, draw a frayer diagram like the one below.

In the middle circle, write: perspective.

In the four squares we will: define, draw a picture, use the term in a sentence, and give a synonym.

PERSPECTIVE

Define:the narrator's position in relation to the story being told

Draw a picture.

Use the term in a sentence.

Synonym

Answer:On your paper, draw a frayer diagram like the one below.

PERSPECTIVE

Define:the narrator's position in relation to the story being told

Draw a picture.

Student responses will vary.

Use the term in a sentence.

From the three little pigs perspective, the wolf was scary.

Synonym:

Point of view

Work Session• Read The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf• After reading the story, choose a character from the

story other than the wolf. Using a particular scene that you can remember, write that part of the story using your character’s perspective about what is happening in the story. How does perspective change when a different character tells the story?

• Criteria: 1paragraphs long with 5 sentences. Circle/underline words that show perspective (Personal Pronouns). For example: I, You, it, me, my, your, they, them, their.

• When you complete your story, identify if you wrote in 1st or 3rd person. (1st person – I, Me, My) (3rd person-He, She,They)

Extension

• Share stories.

Closing

Ticket out the door:

Using the sticky note provided, define perspective in your own words.

When I call your row to leave, you may place your ticket on my door.