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Point of View PinnacleCongratulations on your purchase of the Really Good Literacy Center-in-a-Bag™ Point of View Pinnacle, an activity that gives students the text and practice they need to assess how point of view shapes the content and style of a text. Students will differentiate between first-person and third-person narrations and firsthand and secondhand accounts.

Meeting Common Core State StandardsThe Really Good Stuff Point of View Pinnacle aligns with the following English Language Arts Standards:Craft & StructureAnchor Standard 6 Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. RI.4.6 Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described. RI.5.6 Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

This Really Good Stuff product includes:• 2Mats (green side for narrations and purple side for

informational accounts) • 30Text Cards(10greennarrationsand20purple

informational accounts)• 2Answer Keys• 8Boy and Girl Chips • 1Center Task Card • ThisReallyGoodStuffTeachingGuide

In this fun activity, two students read short passages (while an Answer Key Keeper listens and monitors) and climb an observation tower as they assess how the point of view shapes the content and style of the text. Using the green mat and corresponding green Text Cards, students determine whether the narrator’s or speaker’s viewpoint is first-person or third-person. Using the purple mat and purple Text Cards, students determine whether the informational accounts are firsthand or secondhand. Finally, students complete one of the Recording Sheets. The content of this activity is at the fourth- and fifth-grade level.

Managing the Center-in-a-Bag• VisitourWebsitewww.reallygoodstuff.comtodownload

Really Good Stuff Teaching Guides.• DisplaytheCenter Task Card.• ThegreenText Cards go with the mat’s green side,

and the purple Text Cards go with the mat’s purple side. • MakecopiesofthePoint of View Recording Sheet

Reproducible and store them with the center. Paperclip the Narrative copies together and the Informative

Account copies together.• Demonstratehowtotidythecenterwhentheactivityis

complete.• Storethecentermaterialsinthebag,andhangit

alongside other Centers-in-a-Bag.

Introducing Point of View PinnacleYou have two centers in one, with narrations on one side of the mats and informational accounts on the other side. Take time to teach narrations (first-person and third-person) and informational accounts (firsthand and secondhand) separately.

Define the terms relevant to this center. Use the chart on the mats in your instruction of how the points of view differ from one another.

NarrativesA first-person narrative is one told from the perspective of someone who is inside the story. These types of narratives often use forms such as “I saw...” and “It made me feel...”. It is important to note, however, that not all of the pronouns in such a narrative will be first-person. They usually include some third-person forms, too. Such a narrative will only give the perspective of that one character. So, for instance,it will not describe the thoughts and feelings of other characters, unless they are apparent to the narrator. First-person narratives are commonly seen in memoirs,autobiographies, letters, and blogs.

A third-person narrative, by contrast, is told from the perspective of someone outside the story—usually someone omniscient, who can see into the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of all of the characters. Usually all of the pronouns and verbs (other than those in quoted speech) will be in the third person. Third-person narratives are commonly seen in academic writing, articles, encyclopedias, and textbooks.

Informational AccountsFirsthand accounts are written or told by someone who was actually there during the experience. They are more personal and detailed than secondhand accounts. They are based on and specific to the thoughts, feelings, and senses of the writer. Firsthand accounts are usually seen in diaries, autobiographies, letters, and blogs. They use first-person pronouns such as I, we, me, my, mine, us, our, and ours.

Secondhand accounts are written or told by someone who was not present during the experience. They are more general and less descriptive than firsthand accounts. Secondhand accounts are usually seen in biographies, encyclopedias, and textbooks. They use third-person pronouns such as he, she, it, and they.

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Point of View PinnacleModel the ActivityModeleachofthetwoactivitiesseparately,discussingeachstep with students. Invite two students to demonstrate the center with you.

Green Mat Selectthegreenmat,the20greenText Cards,3chips,andthe green Answer Key.

Explain that in this center, three students will rotate (clockwise) the role of the Answer Key Keeper while the other two students read and accrue points. Students will use their Boy or Girl Chip to climb the tower when it is their turn. Students will use one Text Card for each complete climb to the top of the tower.

Explain to students that when it is their turn to read and answer the questions on the tower, they will draw any card and move their chip to #1 on the observation tower. They will read the question aloud and answer it. If the Answer Key Keeper finds the answer is correct, he or she tallies a point for Student1onthescoreboard.Student1thenmovesto#2onthetower.Iftheanswerisincorrect,Student2mayanswerthequestiontoearnthepoint.Student2thenmoveshisorher chip to #1 as a placeholder for the point to be tallied on the scoreboard. The Answer Key Keeper tallies one point for Student2onthescoreboard.

Student1continueshisorherturn,movingto#2.Student1 reads the question aloud and answers it. Continue as described above, with one point awarded for each correct answer, until someone reaches the top, finishing the climb for that Text Card. This completes Round 1. Students rotate roles so that there is a new Answer Key Keeper in each round.

ForRound2,Student2drawsaText Card and moves to #1, answering the question. Continue in the same way until someone reaches the fifth question. Then rotate roles again. AfterRound3,totalthepointstoseewhocorrectlyansweredthe most questions.

Finally, students complete their Recording Sheet for the Text Card they read during their turn. Be sure students complete the appropriate Recording Sheet, whether it is for a Narrative or an Informational Account.

Purple Mat Demonstrate the same way, but with this mat, Students 1 and 2usetwomatching,same-topicText Cards.

Enrichment and ExtensionThe Point of View Recording Sheet Reproducible can be used with these Text Cards or with authentic text in the classroom.

Really Good Literacy Center in a BagPoint of View Pinnacle

3students(2readersand1AnswerKeyKeeper)Object: Read to determine the point of view, climbing the observation tower for points and completing a recording sheet Materials: 1 mat and matching cards and Answer Key, 1 chip, recording sheet and pencil per student

Green Mat Directions:1. Student 1 reads a card aloud and moves chip to #1 on

the observation tower.2.Ifthequestionisansweredcorrectly,theAnswerKey

Keeper tallies 1 point on the scoreboard. Student 1 movesto#2.Ifincorrect,Student2mayanswerforthe point and move his or her chip. Then the Answer Key Keepertallies1pointforStudent2.

3.Student1continuesupthetower,answeringquestionsfor 1 point each.

4. After a student reaches the top, rotate roles clockwise. Student2takesaturn,readinganycardandanswering5 questions.

5.After3rounds,totalthepointstoseewhocorrectlyanswered the most questions.

6. Complete a recording sheet.

Purple Mat Directions:Playthesameway,butStudents1and2usetwomatching, same-topic Text Cards.

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Point of View Recording Sheet Reproducible

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Point of View Recording Sheet Reproducible