LESSON ONE: Characteristics of Point of View and Dialogue

                             

LESSON DESCRIPTION

Students explore the characteristics of point of view and dialogue.

 

GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS

R2A        Recognize the text features of drama in grade-level text.

R2C         Use details from text to comprehend point of view and the effect of the dialogue.

 

LESSON MATERIALS

§         Source of Literature

o           Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

 

§         Supplies 

o        Note cards with designated role for each student

 

§         Handouts provided

o        Types of Point of View Handout

 

§         Words to know

o        text features

o        point of view

 

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 

Students describe the point of view from the scenario on a note card.

 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

 

  1. Define point of view and dialogue for students. Create and display a unit chart to use throughout the unit. Use the unit chart for examples and definitions of terms.

 

Strategy

Definitions

dialogue – conversation between two or more characters.

point of view – perspective or feeling of the character.

 

Questions

for

Students

How does one’s point of view influence how the world is perceived?

What roles does dialogue play in a drama?

 

  1. With a partner, students do a quick write brainstorming the point of view and the conversation of the parent and the teenager in the conflict.

 

Strategy

Definition of the Quick Write

Quick write is a literacy strategy that is designed to reflect upon student learning. This writing assignment can be used at the beginning, middle, or end of a lesson and takes three to five minutes. Short, open-ended questions are usually given.

 

Strategy

 

Teenager – you are sixteen and have come home late for the past two weekends. As a result, your curfew for the dance on Saturday night is 11:00 p.m. You want to go out with your friends after the dance. Convince your parents you deserve a later curfew.

 

Parent – your teenager has been abusing curfew for several weeks. You love him/her but want to make sure he understands your curfew means something.

 

  1. Students pair to write similar situations of opposing roles. Students create the dialogue for the conflict.

 

  1. Two or more students role play the dialogue created for the class.

 

Questions

for

Students

What is dialogue?

What points of view have been illustrated by the role plays?

 

Ideas

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