ENG 425 Instructional Design

Backward Design Lesson Plan Template

Grade Level: 6th Grade

Teacher: Chelsea Wring

Lesson Title: What is Point of View?

This lesson could be included in this unit(s): Point of view

Step 1 Desired Results
Standard(s): (You should write out the standard next to the identifying numbers)
RL.6.6- Determine the authors point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is
conveyed in the text.
Objective(s): (Remember the verbs should be assessable)
1) Students can identify different parts of point of view.
2) Students can use point of view in their own writings.
Target Statement(s): (for the student)
I can identify point of view and its parts, while using in throughout my writings.
Step 2 Assessment (Evidence that the standard/objective/target has been mastered)
What will students do to show they have achieved competency?
Each student will be given a worksheet where they must demonstrate their knowledge/skills
of point of view. Students will be asked to create 4 different comic strips containing
dialogue and narration. Each comic strip should be narrated using one of the following
perspectives: first-person, second-person, third-person objective, third-person limited, and
third-person omniscient. They must choose a different perspective for each comic strip to
show competency was achieved.

Step 3 Factors that might affect student learning.

Describe the context of your lesson and the demographics of your class. (Be thorough. )
There are twenty-four 6th graders within my classroom
2 Spanish ESL Students
3 IEP Students with ADHD

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1 504 Plan Student (Hearing)- Student will be provided with special seating arrangement at
front of the classroom and all videos shown will contain subtitles.
2 GSSP Students- Must complete a comic strip for all five Point of views on the assessment,
instead of four like the rest of the class.

Step 4 Instructional Plan Explain all steps

List the Materials and Resources needed for this lesson.
Computer/Projector
Power Point
Youtube/Flocabulary video
Pencil/writing utensil
Flocabulary fill in the blank worksheet
Point of view comic worksheet

Step by Step Plan add strategies for differentiation as you list the plan and materials
needed for delivery
Step One: Students will watch a short video about Point of view by Flocabulary, while
watching the video students must follow along and complete a fill in the blank worksheet
that goes with the Flocabulary Video.
Step Two: The teacher will review Point of View with the students through power point, while
asking questions like, What is point of view?, What are the three main types of Point of
View? and etc., to see what they learned from the Flocabulary video and what needs
remediation.
Step Three: After the students have reviewed Point of view with the teacher, Students then
will complete some example problems with the teacher, making sure to identify which point
of view is within the sentence and provide examples from the sentence as to why it is that
point of view. Students will receive a piece of candy for participation and answering
questions correctly.
Step Four: After completion of example problems, each student will be given a worksheet
where they must demonstrate their knowledge/skills of point of view. Students will be
asked to create 4 different comic strips containing dialogue and narration. Each comic strip
should be narrated using one of the following perspectives: first-person, second-person,
third-person objective, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient. They must choose
a different perspective for each comic strip to show competency was achieved.
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Step 5 - Reflection
After teaching this lesson answer the following questions to help you reflect on your plan.
What went well in the lesson? What did my students learn? How do I know they learned?
What will I do differently when I teach this lesson again?

What resources did you use to create this lesson? Please give credit to those individuals,
texts, articles, etc where you borrowed material.
Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XWBsOcZMUA
Worksheet: http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/point-of-view-worksheets/point-of-viewcomic-strips-project.pdf
Fill in the blank: https://www.flocabulary.com/point-of-view/fill-in-the-blanks/

Signature of Instructional Designer:

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WORKSHEET ASSESSMENT
Narrative Point of View Comic Strips
Objective: create four comic strips showing four different narrative viewpoints.
Requirements

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1. Each comic strip will contain dialogue (word bubbles) and narration (square narration
boxes).
2. Each comic strip should be narrated using one of the following perspectives: first-person,
second-person, third-person objective, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient.
3. Make an effort. If you are not good at drawing, create good storylines and use stick
men.
EXAMPLE:

Rubric
Knowledge: Did you label the narrators view point correctly in each comic strip?
0 -------------------- 1 -------------------- 2 -------------------- 3 -------------------- 4 --------------------5
Doesnt understand

Made a few mistakes

Made a couple mistakes

Made a mistake

Well done!

Completion: Did you make four comic strips? Did you add narration, dialogue, and
pictures?
0 -------------------- 1 -------------------- 2 -------------------- 3 -------------------- 4 --------------------5
Mostly incomplete

One complete

Two complete

Missing something

Fully Complete

Quality: Did you attempt to create a good story, nice pictures, or both?
0 -------------------- 1 -------------------- 2 -------------------- 3 -------------------- 4 --------------------5
Very sloppy

Not grade level appropriate

Started off strong but rushed the end

High-Quality Work

Effort: Does your completed project reflect an appropriate amount of effort?

0 -------------------- 1 -------------------- 2 -------------------- 3 -------------------- 4 --------------------5
Very little effort applied

Try harder

You can do better.

Good Work

FILL IN THE BLANK LYRICS

Every story has a

and
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every narrator has a different

of view is yours? Let's go!

Which point

Everybody wants to know my point of view,

First person is me, second person is you.
Third person is he, third person is she,
Everybody wants to know my POV.
Knock knock, who's there? Narrator? Narrator who?
Narrator who's gonna tell a story from a point of view.
Every story's written in a certain
,
When you're writing, you need to make a choice.
First, second or third person POV,
The
is all about me,
Or we, like: We climbed up a tree,
And I closed my eyes and felt the breeze.
I might be
if I don't tell the truth,
Now let's switch the point of view to you.
In the
, You're in a taxi,
You're wondering how you got there exactly.
The
is he or she,
He walked down the street, and he saw the queen,
She was dressed hip like it wasn't a thing,
That's the third person, take it from him.
Third person narration could be
or from a
Can the narrator see in everyone's thoughts,
Narrating omnisciently like a boss?

,
.

Everybody wants to know my point of view,

First person is me, second person is you.
Third person is he, third person is she,
Everybody wants to know my POV.
Alright now check your notes,
Tell me which POV is in each quote:
I was born with water on the brain.
That's... First person!
He looked up into Father Wolf's face, and laughed.
That's... Third person!
We didn't always live on Mango Street.
That's... First person!
Sophie closed her eyes and lay quite still.
That's... Third person!
Your feet are now stuck in green slime.
That's... Second person!
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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That's... Third person!

It made me so sick I most fell out of the tree.
That's... First person!
You're thinking, this wasn't the way it was supposed to go.
That's... Second person!
My name is Katniss Everdeen. I am seventeen years old.
That's... First person!
Everybody wants to know my point of view,
First person is me, second person is you.
Third person is he, third person is she,
Everybody wants to know my POV.

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