Unit Sketch

Unit Topic--Point of View
Subject--English
Grade--10
Time Frame--about 2 weeks

Stage 1--Desired Results:

What should students learn as a result of this unit?

California Standard 3.9--Explain how voice, persona, and the choice of a narrator affect characterization and the tone, plot, and credibility of a text.

--The learner will identify 4 different points of view (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient) in literature.

--The learner will understand how the choice of narrator affects characterization, tone, plot, and     credibility.

--The learner will use reading strategies such as analyzing writer's purpose, questioning a narrator's credibility, and drawing conclusions to analyze point of view.

Stage 2--Evidence

What evidence will show that students have met the Stage 1 goals?

--In a quiz, the learner will identify which point of view is used in example texts.

--The learner will be able to write a paragraph in each of the 4 main points of view.

--The learner will produce a 4 short videos in which a narrator uses each of the 4 main points of view.

--The learner will write a response to literature essay that analyzes how an author's choice of narrator/point of view affects characterization, the tone and plot of a story, and the narrator's credibility, which the teacher will score with a 4-point rubric.

Stage 3--Learning Plan

What key learning events will help students reach the goals and be successful on the assessments?

--The teacher will assess prior knowledge of Point of View using a pretest
--The learner will watch a Brainpop video on Point of View and complete a quiz on the video
--The teacher will disseminate at handout that describes the characteristics of each of the 4 main types of point of view.
--In pairs or small groups, the learner will create a Thinking Map (Tree Map) that identifies the 4 main types of point of view and the characteristics of each type of point of view.
--As a whole group, the class will read 3 short stories--"The Storyteller," "Typhoid Fever," and "Evacuation Order No. 19," and discuss how the choice of narrator affects characterization, tone, plot, and credibility.
--The learner will create a Powerpoint presentation that describes the point of view of the narrator in each of the 3 stories
--As a whole group, the class with go through a pre-writing process that will lead to the development of individual response to literature essays that analyze how an author's choice of narrator/point of view affects characterization, the tone and plot of a story, and the narrator's credibility.