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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Assessment Student observation Class discussion Point-of-View Presentation |
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