Student Name: Brianna Derrick

Theme of Literacy Unit: _____View Points_______

Title of Lesson: “Little Gold Star”

Total Lesson Time: 25-30 min

Grade(s): 3rd Lesson Type: Interactive Read Aloud

Curriculum Standard(s):
RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of
the characters

Learning Objective(s):
Given the character(s), the student will be able to distinguish what the
character’s point of view is and state things that make it different from theirs,
to the satisfaction of the teacher.

Assessment:
Listen to the student answers during the discussion, if someone isn’t saying
anything, ask them directly about something

Materials Needed:
● Book, Little Gold Star (PreK-2; N) Retold by Robert D San Souci

Lesson Procedures
(*For each section, please indicate the approximate amount of time)

1. Anticipatory (Activating Prior Knowledge) (~2-3min)

“Hello class, today we’re going to read another fairy tale but first I want
to talk a little about the books we read earlier this week, The Princess and the
Beggar and Tickki Tickki Tembo. Can anyone remind me what a character is? (a
character is a person in a book or tv show “Do they have to be people?” no)

2. Introduction (~3-4min)

“First, let’s take a poll on who liked which book more. Think about your
answer for a second then I’ll ask you to raise your hand when I say the title of
your favorite. Who liked The Princess and the Beggar the most? What about Tickki
Tickki Tembo? Did you all notice how we had different answers? Who can tell me
their favorite character in either book?”
 “So from ___’s point of view, ___ is the best character. Does anyone
share that point of view? (hands) Does anyone have a different point of view?
(hands) Perfect. Today we’re going to be talking about the point of view of
characters and your own point of view. It’s okay if you don’t agree with the
characters you like and you definitely won’t agree with all of them. It is
important to be able to know what a character’s point of view is so that you can
understand them more. You also should be able to tell the difference between
your point of view and a character’s. Sometimes you will have the same point of
view but that is not always the case, how boring would it be if everyone
thought the same thing?”

3. Modeling (~2-3min)
“A couple of days ago, we read The Princess and the Beggar. One of the
main characters of that book was the Princess. The Princess was told she
would marry Ondal and so she fell in love with him. When her father
arranged a marriage for her later, he was being unfair in her point of view, so
she ran away to marry Ondal. Her father didn’t like Ondal because from his
point of view he was just a beggar. The town didn’t like Ondal very much
either and the gave him the nickname “Foolish Ondal”. My point of view is
similar to the Princess’s but not her father’s or the towns’. I like Ondal
because he was willing to learn from the Princess and became a better
person with her.”

4. Guided Practice and Independent Practice (~20min)

● have students tell who they agree with more and why

While reading the story:

● stop after the page introducing the widow
○ “What did Thomas think about getting married?”
■ He didn’t want to do it
○ “What did the widow think about getting married?”
■ She wanted to not be lonely anymore
○ “So did they share the same point of view on getting married?”
■ No
● stop after the page where it reveals who the blue lady is
○ “What does Mary think about what Teresa has done?”
■ She thinks it was good
○ “What does her stepmother think about what Teresa has done?”
■ She thinks it was a waste of time/ she is mad because it took time
○ “What do you think Joeseph thinks about what Teresa did?”
■ He liked it/he is grateful/he is thankful
● stop on the page with the donkey ears
 ○ “What did Isabel do?” “What was Mary’s view on that?”
■ Isabel spanked the baby and pulled Joeseph’s beard
■ Mary was not happy and punished her
○ “What did Inez do?” “What was Mary’s view on that?”
■ Inez scolded the baby and ignored Joeseph
■ Mary was not happy and punished her
○ “What did the Stepmother think about that?”
■ She wasn’t happy and she really didn’t like Teresa’s star after
● stop on the page with the dancing
○ “From the Stepmother’s point of view, is the star good? How do
you know?”
■ It’s bad because she wanted her to cover it up
○ “From Miguel’s point of view, is the star good? How do you know?”
■ It’s good because it made him dance with her/ it’s pretty
● stop on the page where the stepmother gives the tasks
○ “Does the stepmother want the marriage to happen? How do you
know?”
■ She doesn't like it because she wants her daughters to marry him
■ She sets impossible tasks for Teresa
○ “What does Miguel think about the marriage? How do you know?”
■ Miguel wants it to happen/he asked her
○ “What is Teresa’s view on the marriage? How do you know?”
■ Teresa thinks it is good
■ She agreed to it

5. Group Closing (~1min)

“Great job students! Today we learned that someone’s point of view is
what they think or feel about something. It is important to get to know
the characters better and understand how they feel more. Now you can
try to think of different character’s points of view while you are reading
other books.”

Differentiation (Adaptations for Diverse Learners, ELL, Gifted):

ELL- give the children a word bank of some of the difficult/uncommon
words in the text (maybe on the board so you don’t single them out, or like
one per table)
Deaf- have the student sit close to the teacher so they are able to examine
the pictures for clues. Have a powerpoint with the questions on it and give
them a chance to look over the book (&q’s) before reading it.
Blind- describe the pictures in the book (have the students do it for practice
and fill in any gaps they miss)
Reflection on Student Learning:
When given the character(s), can the student distinguish what the character’s
point of view is and state things that make it different from theirs, to the
satisfaction of the teacher?

References Used:
Little Gold Star Retold by Robert D. San Souci
Tickki Tickki Tembo Retold by Arlene Mosel