Grade: Third Grade

Learning Experience Title: Points of View

Length of Learning Experience:

Focus Question(s):
Big Question 1: How does distinguishing my own point of view (POV) from the authors point of view
help me to understand the authors purpose?
Big Question 2: How does an authors point of view shape the content and style of a text?


Learning Experience Overview
Students will connect reading & identifying points of view to prior learning of opinion/argument writing,
practice skills related to points of view, and distinguish their own points of view from that of various
authors. Application emphasis will be Environmental Science texts.
Major Standards (2): Minor Standards (+3):
RI 3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that
of the author of a text.
RI 3.3. A Choose words and phrases for effect.*
6. Students will use scientific skills and processes to
explain the interactions of environmental factors
(living and non-living) and analyze their impact from
a local to a global perspective.

Summative Assessment:
See Attached
Task Analysis/Formative Assessment(s):
What is point of view?
Identify specific points of view
Locate reasons in a text
Fact/Opinion
Conquer grade level text
Word choice- why used? Degree
Effect of Word Choice
Academic Vocabulary (Tier 2/ Tier 3)
Points of view Distinguish Similarities/Differences Effect Reasons
Fact/opinion Content Style Purpose Environmental
Direct Instruction Guided Practice Independent Practice
Identifying point of view
Locating reasons supporting POV
Effect of word choice
Word choice- why used? Degree
Content vs. Style











Conquer grade level text
Locating reasons supporting POV
Fact/Opinion
Fact/Opinion- Mini Challenge?
Lesson Plan Outline:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Build Our Base: Use Chart
Overview to construct
Chart 1

1. Read whole group Clear
Spring Students Should
Walk or Ride Bikes to and
from School anchor text.
2. Using the anchor text
have st. work in pairs to
answer the following:
A. What is Billy
Bobs point of view
about bus and vehicle
transportation for Clear
Spring school kids?
Mark the text anything
that shows his POV?
B. What do we
know about Billy Bob
that could influence his
point of view?
C. Do you have
the same point of view
as Billy Bob? Why or
why not?
3. As st. share out, post
our understandings to
Chart 1 and record in
marker or paste the text
markings their ideas and
examples.

Build our Base: Use Chart
Overview to construct
Chart 2 (Vocab.)

1. Distribute all vocab
cards/definitions and
have st. search for
partner.
2. After they find their
match, have them relate
their word to the Billy
Bob anchor text and be
ready to share.
3. Share out and post
terms and definitions to
POV Vocab. chart (Chart
2)
Fact/Opinion Review
(Search & Match Double
TIme)

1. Explain procedure
(below).
2. Distribute facts and
opinions cards and have
st. complete Round 1.
Once they have found
their fact and opinion,
have them place on T-
Chart to get approval.
Ask how they knew.
3. Once approved, they
are to trade their cards
with another student,
place on T-Chart and get
approval. Again, ask how
they know.
4. Complete multiple
rounds.
5. Debrief: What did we
notice about facts?
Opinions? Record their
noticing on one of the
charts????? or a new
chart. clue words
6. Add descriptor cards
for Opinions and Facts to
Chart 3.
PM session: 1. Use Billy
Bob anchor article to
locate opinions and facts.
Mark O and F opinion and
facts.
2. Relate to Lesson 3
activity and findings.
3. HW Read Help for
Animals: Underline at
least 2 fact sentences.
Circle at least 2 opinion
sentences
Formative Assessment:
Save the Manatees!


Reasons Are Not Enough!
1. Tell students that reasons are a good
start to support, but reasons with
examples are even better. --- Add
Reasons and Examples cards to Chart 3.
2. Use Billy Bob anchor article to locate
reason in parag. 2., notating with R for
reasons. Then locate examples in the
same parag., notating with E for
examples.
3. Have st. independently or in pairs
repeat process for parag. 3 & 4.
4. Share out.

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Locating Reasons and Examples in a
Longer Text
1. Project and read Animals Feel
Emotions booklet through page11. Focus
on locating: Facts, Opinions, Reasons,
Examples, POV.
2. Assign 3 teams each to chapters
Penguin Parenting and Malamute Mates
to locate all of the above and be ready to
share.
3. Return to BQ: How does distinguishing
my own point of view from the authors
point of view help me to understand the
authors
purpose?
4. Exit ticket: My POV is similar to
(different from) the author of Animals
Feel Emotions. State YOUR POV, Explain
with YOUR reasons and examples.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Content/Style

1. Use Billy Bob anchor
text to teach content
vs. style (chart those)
in parag. 2
2. Have st. identify/mark
content and style
examples in parag. 3 &
4. --- Share out and
clarify.

______________________

PM Session:
1. Partners choose
previously read
articles (Help for
Animals, Animals Feel
Emotions, or new
article, Smoking Hurts
People --- And the
Environment)
2. St. locate content vs
style and sort. Share
with another group.
Word Choice/Intensity

1. Distribute Version2
of Billy Bob anchor
text with bold word
choices removed.
Elicit why its not as
effective.
2. Shades of Meaning
activity and/or
Nuance Continuum ,
Recycle Boring Words
3. Use Good Word
Choice text for which
st. must substitute a
better word.

(also share vivid word
choice handout)
Application Practice

1. Use Circle of
Viewpoints routine
(Routines for Digger
Deeper). Use with
previously used
persuasive writing
for/against cards.
2. Complete
distinguishing prompt
for article to be
determined.
Summative Assessment
Resources:
Summative Assessment with Related Text
Billy Bob anchor article Clear Spring Students Should Walk or Ride Bikes to and from School
3 classroom display charts What did we learn already about POV from our Persuasive Writing unit?, POV
Vocabulary, An Authors Decisions About Content/Style
Fact/Opinion cards with T-Chart
Help for Animals
Save the Manatees! formative assessment
Animals Feel Emotions booklets with exit ticket
Recycle Boring Words packet
Shades of Meaning cards
Good Word Choice revise text
Circle of Viewpoints routine and viewpoints from Persuasive Writing cards