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Learning Intention: We are learning to form opinions about characters and understand that authors/others have different perspectives.
Learning Intention: We are learning to form opinions about characters and understand that authors/others have different perspectives.
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Students can:
Students can:
- view the world from a character's perspective
- view the world from a character's perspective
- identify words (adjectives) that describe character features
- identify words (adjectives) that describe character features
- describe character traits and features
- describe character traits and features
- make connections to personal experiences and knowledge.
- make connections to personal experiences and knowledge.
What did you like or dislike about the text Elmer?
What did you like or dislike about the text Elmer?
Explain that we can all have a perspective, or view, of texts and characters.
Explain that we can all have a perspective, or view, of texts and characters.
Re-visit the texts Chip and Elmer and compare the main characters. Ask students to recall some of their character traits, and model recording responses as drawings or words
Re-visit the texts Chip and Elmer and compare the main characters. Ask students to recall some of their character traits, and model recording responses as drawings or words
Discussion: Authors use character traits to entertain the reader and to make them feel emotions that inform opinions such as likes and dislikes. The author gave Elmer likeable traits e.g funny, friendly, helpful, and kind. The author gave Chip some traits at the beginning of the story that are not very likeable such as being scary, greedy, and rude.
Discussion: Authors use character traits to entertain the reader and to make them feel emotions that inform opinions such as likes and dislikes. The author gave Elmer likeable traits e.g funny, friendly, helpful, and kind. The author gave Chip some traits at the beginning of the story that are not very likeable such as being scary, greedy, and rude.
To transfer an understanding of perspective, ask students additional questions about favourite characters from other stories they have read. Students respond using short phrases and simple sentences.
To transfer an understanding of perspective, ask students additional questions about favourite characters from other stories they have read. Students respond using short phrases and simple sentences.
My favourite character is… because…’
My favourite character is… because…’
Draw, Talk, Write, Share
Draw, Talk, Write, Share
Model drawing your favourite character from a text. Discuss the traits that make the character your favourite. Label the illustration with traits and write a simple sentence using descriptive language.
Model drawing your favourite character from a text. Discuss the traits that make the character your favourite. Label the illustration with traits and write a simple sentence using descriptive language.
Focus on the sentence being a complete idea. Highlight sentence boundary punctuation and spaces between words.
Focus on the sentence being a complete idea. Highlight sentence boundary punctuation and spaces between words.
Students draw their favourite character from Chip or Elmer and label their image with their character traits from the class T-chart, or from words used around the classroom or in books. When sharing their response, students can be supported by sentence frames such as,
Students draw their favourite character from Chip or Elmer and label their image with their character traits from the class T-chart, or from words used around the classroom or in books. When sharing their response, students can be supported by sentence frames such as,
‘I like… because…’
‘I like… because…’
Too easy? Students write 2 reasons to support their opinion.
Too easy? Students write 2 reasons to support their opinion.
Too hard? Students draw a picture of their favourite character and write the sentence ‘I like Elmer’ or ‘I like Chip.’
Too hard? Students draw a picture of their favourite character and write the sentence ‘I like Elmer’ or ‘I like Chip.’
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