Lesson Title:
Whats The Difference? Comparing And Contrasting Stories
Grade Level:
5th
Subject:
Literature
Description of Learning Goals, Standards, Objectives
CC/GPSs:
ELACC5RL6 Craft and Structure: Describe how a narrators or
speakers point of view influences how events are described.
National Technology
Standards:
4. Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research,
manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using
appropriate digital tools and resources.
C, Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed
decisions
D. Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore
alternative solutions.
1. Creativity and innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and
develop innovative products and processes using technology.
A. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or
processes.
B. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
Long-Term Learning
Goal or Outcome:
Students will be able to determine how the point of view that a story is
told from influences how the storys events are described.
They will be able to access the proper technology in order to create their
own stories as well as access multiple stories told from different points
of views.
ABCD Objectives or
Outcomes:
From the reading of 3 different stories, the student will be able to
distinguish the difference between the points of view of the narrator and
how these points of view.
Assessment Plan:
Students will demonstrate their understanding through identifying the
point of view of each narrator in 4 different stories as well as elaborating
on how the events of the story may have been altered if the narrator or
speaker told the story from a different point of view.
Description of Assessment
Students will display their understanding through writing their own short
story. They will work together to bring their short story to life by working
in groups in order to act out these short stories.
Description of Activities with Technology and Materials
Activity Design:
Students will be assigned to groups in which
each group will create a short story that must be
told from a certain point of view. Once the short
stories have been written, each group will act out
their story so the class can experience the story
from the narrators point of view.
Class starter and lesson connection:
What is a narrators main role in a story?
How does the way that the narrator or speaker
tells the story affect the way that you read it?
Teacher and student activities:
Class will begin with the teacher asking students
about how stories are told. Once the students
have mentioned a narrator as a factor of story
telling, the teacher will ask the students about the
different points of view that narrators tell stories
from. The students will be given the opportunity
to go to the Smart Board to write down the
different points of view that stories are told from.
The teacher will then give the students a
worksheet that contains three short stories and a
few questions about these short stories. The
students will have 30 minutes to complete this
assignment. Once all of the worksheets have
been collected, the teacher will put students in
groups of 4 or 5. Each group will be assigned to
write a short story. The groups will be given a
point of view in which they must write the story
from. The students will be asked to act this story
out. After each groups presentation of their story,
the class will be asked how would the story be
different had it been told from another point of
view. Each presentation will be filmed and put
together as a class movie.
Technology Connection:
Students will be monitored as they use the
computers and iPads to research different short
stories told from the point of view that they were
assigned. They will also use the computers and
iPads to type their short stories and scripts for
their presentations.
Materials and Resources:
iPads
Computers
Microsoft Word
www.google.com
www.yahoo.com
