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CollegeandCareer Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard / Standard: RI.3.6-Distinguish their own pointofview from that oftheauthor ofatext.R.CCR.6 Assess how point ofviewor purposeshapes the content and styleofa text. / Questions to FocusLearning
Do readers need to agreewith an author in order togain insight from a text? Howdoes anauthor's pointof view shape the content and styleofatext?
Even if areader does notagreewith an author's pointof view, he/she can still gain valuableinformation from the author's writing. Theinformation an author chooses to include in atext is influenced bytheir point of view and purpose forwritingthe test.
Student FriendlyObjectives
KnowledgeTargets
Iknow apointof view issomeone's wayof thinkingor position on a subject. Iknow readerscan createtheirown point of viewwhen reading atext.
Iknow an authorwrites atext from his or her own pointof view.
Iknow mypointof viewon asubject does not haveto be thesameas the author's point of view. Iknow apointof viewcan beinfluenced byaperson's background andexperience.
Reasoning Targets
I can identifytheauthor'spointof view in atext.
I can identifymyown pointof view on thesamesubject.
I can comparemypointofviewwith the author'sin order to determinethesimilarities and differences.
I can describehow the author's backgroundand experience (e.g., differences in generation, location,social status, etc.).
Vocabulary
pointof view viewpoint
Teacher Tips
Children'sBooks forPoint of View-Provides a list of children’s books and teacher resourcesforteachingpointof
view.
UnderstandingaPointofView-This lesson is designed to help students better appreciatetheimportanceof understandinganotherperson's point of viewto solve a conflict.
Vertical Progression
RI.K.6-Name the authorand illustrator ofatext and definethe roleof eachin presentingtheideas or information in atext.
RI.2.6 -Identifythe mainpurpose of atext, includingwhat the author wants to answer, explain, ordescribe.
RI.4.6 -Compareandcontrast a firsthand and secondhand account ofthe same event or topic; describe thedifferences in focus and the information provided.
RI.5.6 -Analyzemultiple accounts of thesame event or topic, notingimportant similarities and differences in the pointof view theyrepresent.
RI.6.6 -Determineanauthor's point of view orpurposein a text and explainhow it is conveyed in thetext.
RI.7.6 -Determinean author's point of view orpurposein a text and analyzehow the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others.
RI.8.6 -Determinean author's point of view orpurposein a text and analyzehow the authoracknowledges and responds to conflictingevidenceor viewpoints.
RI.9-10.6-Determine anauthor's point of vieworpurpose in atext and analyzehow anauthor uses rhetoricto advancethat pointof view orpurpose.
RI.11-12.6-Determinean author's point of viewor purposein a text in which the rhetoricis particularlyeffective, analyzinghow style andcontent contributeto thepower, persuasiveness, or beautyof thetext.
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