NEED IN 10 HOURS or LESS

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Title: What the View

Overview: This lesson focuses on first, second, and third point of views. The students will watch

a two-minute video describing the three points of view. During the video, the teacher will stop

the video for students to take notes. Then, the teacher and students will use Shel Silverstein’s

“Boa Constrictor," Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, and Adam’s Rubin’s Secret

Pizza Party and determine the point of view of each. Next, students will partner up and create

three separate comic strips on MakeBeliefsComix.com. The students will use one point of view

per comic strip. Lastly, students will present their comic strips to the class.

Objective: Students will collaborate with others to determine the point of view of the author.

Procedures/Activities:

1. The teacher will show a short video on the three point of views. The teacher will stop

throughout the video so students can take notes on the attached document entitled, "Note Taker."

2. Next, the teacher and students will make a class chart describing the three point of views and

come up with example sentences. Students will add information to their note taker page.

3. Then, the teacher will read aloud Shel Silverstein’s poem “Boa Constrictor”. From the notes

on the point of views, the teacher and students will discuss what the point of view of the poem is

and why they think that. This will be recorded on one What is the View sheet.

4. The teacher will then read Maurice Sendak’s book, Where The Wild Things Are and Adam

Rubin’s Secret Pizza Party. The students and teacher will follow the same process with these two

texts as they did with Shel Silverstein’s “Boa Constrictor” except each student will make their

point of view choice and provide evidence on separate What is the View sheets. Students will

have a total of 3 sheets when the lesson is completed.

5. The teacher will then provide students with the opportunity to show their understanding by

allowing them to partner up, get an iPad, and make three comic strips using Make Beliefs

Comix. The teacher will model how to use the comic maker and save it.

Assignment:

1) Get with your assigned partner.

2) One of you get an iPad from the cart.

3) Go to the Internet and type the following web address: www.makebeliefscomix.com.

4) Make three different comic strips. Each comic strip should be written using a different point

of view.

5) After completing each comic strip, remember to save it so you can present it to the class.

6) Remember you are working as a team, not as individuals.

Materials and Resources: Hard copies or digital copies of the following texts: Shel

Silverstein’s “Boa Constrictor”, Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are, and Adam’s

Rubin’s Secret Pizza Party.

Each student will need a copy of the attached document, Note Taker.

Each student will need three copies of the attached document, What is the View. This will equal

three half sheets.

Chart paper for class discussion of the three point of views

Technology Resources Needed: iPads for each pair of students (You could make your groups

bigger if you do not have access to enough iPads, or you could use a computer lab.)

Computer with Internet access and connections to the projector

Projector

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWdLI8pAw8M

Comic Strip Maker: www.makebeliefscomix.com