Students are able to consider topics or situations from different points of view. They use a wide range of strategies to express their understanding of different perspectives and provide differing insights through their writing. When writing for children it is best to write for that audience from their perspective or point of view. If writing for a scientific audience one would use more technical language and complex concepts. The audience is relevant to the purpose of the text.

Strategy

Explicit teaching

Perspective is the way that people look at a situation. It can be seen as their point of view. There are a number of factors that influence people’s perspective such as: previous experiences, beliefs, or knowledge of the situation.

Students can assume that everyone will see things the way that they do and can therefore struggle with understanding different perspectives. They need to see that different perspectives are not right or wrong and can be helpful in expanding each other’s thoughts and ideas on a topic.

Vocabulary development will include contrasting connectives such as: alternatively, on the other hand, in contrast to.