FROM A PET'S POINT-OF-VIEW

LESSON # 5

Lesson Overview: "Point-of-View" contributes to the effectiveness of getting you opinion across; it also contributes to the perspective of many written works. When it comes to the subject of pets, almost every person who has spent time with a pet has a humorous or amazing story about the pet to share, and often the story includes insight into what the pet might have been "thinking". Because pets are such a large part of our lives, people frequently project human traits and emotions into them. 

Objectives

1. Define "point-of-view"

2. Discuss the importance of perfective in writing.

3. Write a story from the point-of-view of a pet.

 

Vocabulary

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Materials

 

Student Worksheets:

PowerPoint Card Stack

 

 

 

Activities

1. Students will research the work and training of special dogs who perform jobs that help community members (police dog, fire dept. dogs, seeing-eye dog)

2. Students will select one particular dog and its job and complete a 6 slide Power Point Slide Show describing its activities during a typical day from the animal's point-of-view

 

 

Activities (cont.)

3. Students share their stories & slide presentation and as a class engage in discussing how other points of view were used and how each point-of-view changes the story

 

 

 

Homework

Create an imaginary pet, describe the pet and give it a name.  Write a short story describing from the pets-point-of-view how it felt the first time it arrived at your house.

 

Assessment

Student observation

Class discussion

Point-of-View Presentation

Extension

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