What?
The point of view game is a good way to help students not only analyze information, but also how
to understand point of view and historical context.
When?
How?
The Point of View Card Game is an interactive strategy where students work in team to listen to
the words from the past, figure out who is talking any why they feel that way.
Why?
How To Play the Point of View Card Game
Before class, prepare the following:
2-3 class sets of cards sets A-J (Cut and stacked)
1 copy of the Point of View Card Game GO per student.
Divide students into quads.
Have students self-assign themselves a letter from A-D. (No repeats)
Explain to students that they are going to explore the voices from the past and use their skills
to figure out:
When this conversation occurred.
What the topic is.
Who would feel the same way.
What the different points of view on the topic are.
Distribute 1 copy of the Point of View Card Game GO to each student.
Explain to students that they are going to work as a team.
Explain to students they are going to each get a card and they are to figure out who, what,
when, and what the different points of view are. (and what the speakers are talking about)
Distribute 1 set of cards to each team.
Explain to students that whoever is “A” in their group will be responsible only for “Speaker A”
and student “B” will be responsible only for “Speaker B”…
Have students read the information from their assigned speaker.
When students have had sufficient time, have “Speaker A” read their point of view to the rest
of their team from their card. When finished, continue the reading cycle for the remaining
speakers.
Once all speakers have had an opportunity to share, have teams figure out when their
conversation occurred and record the year/era in the first column labeled “Topic”.
Have teams figure out the topic of conversation and record their response in the first column
labeled “Topic”.
For the remaining columns, have students record the point of view on the topic for their
speaker.
Have students identify the supporters and/or detractors.
Option A: Have students present their information by using sentence stems such as, “Our
topic was ____________ which occurred during ___________.” and “Speaker A thought…
Speaker B thought…”
Option B: Have teams exchange cards and repeat the process.
Option C: Have students pick a topic from their studies and create their own conversation
cards. (See the blank template at the end of this section)
The Point of View Card Game can be used at the end of a Unit of Study or when conducting
review. The point of view “speakers” came from released New York Regents Exams
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POINT OF VIEW CARD GAME
Set
Topic
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
E
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POINT OF VIEW CARD GAME
Set
Topic
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
I
J
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Speaker
Point of View
A
When demand ran high, and markets
were scarce, he showed little mercy,
broke his contracts for delivery and
raised prices.
B
The man of wealth must hold his
fortune ‘in trust’ for the community
and use it for philanthropic and
charitable purposes.
C
It is cruel to slander the rich because
they have been successful. They have
gone into great enterprises that have
enriched the nation and the nation
has enriched them.
D
The fruits of the toil of millions are
boldly stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for the few, unprecedented
in the history of mankind.
Speaker
Point of View
A
When demand ran high, and markets
were scarce, he showed little mercy,
broke his contracts for delivery and
raised prices.
B
The man of wealth must hold his
fortune ‘in trust’ for the community
and use it for philanthropic and
charitable purposes.
C
It is cruel to slander the rich because
they have been successful. They have
gone into great enterprises that have
enriched the nation and the nation
has enriched them.
D
The fruits of the toil of millions are
boldly stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for the few, unprecedented
in the history of mankind.
A
A
A
A
Speaker
Point of View
A
When demand ran high, and markets
were scarce, he showed little mercy,
broke his contracts for delivery and
raised prices.
B
The man of wealth must hold his
fortune ‘in trust’ for the community
and use it for philanthropic and
charitable purposes.
C
It is cruel to slander the rich because
they have been successful. They have
gone into great enterprises that have
enriched the nation and the nation
has enriched them.
D
The fruits of the toil of millions are
boldly stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for the few, unprecedented
in the history of mankind.
Speaker
Point of View
A
When demand ran high, and markets
were scarce, he showed little mercy,
broke his contracts for delivery and
raised prices.
B
The man of wealth must hold his
fortune ‘in trust’ for the community
and use it for philanthropic and
charitable purposes.
C
It is cruel to slander the rich because
they have been successful. They have
gone into great enterprises that have
enriched the nation and the nation
has enriched them.
D
The fruits of the toil of millions are
boldly stolen to build up colossal
fortunes for the few, unprecedented
in the history of mankind.
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Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
The current situation has
necessitated that more women enter
the workforce.
A
The current situation has
necessitated that more women enter
the workforce.
B
My family will have to get along
without sugar and flour this week.
B
My family will have to get along
without sugar and flour this week.
C
I say we should continue to support
our president, even if a president has
never been elected to four terms
before now.
C
I say we should continue to support
our president, even if a president has
never been elected to four terms
before now.
D
I support the government in
everything it has to do, to be sure we
are safe from fascism here at home.
D
I support the government in
everything it has to do, to be sure we
are safe from fascism here at home.
B
B
B
B
Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
The current situation has
necessitated that more women enter
the workforce.
A
The current situation has
necessitated that more women enter
the workforce.
B
My family will have to get along
without sugar and flour this week.
B
My family will have to get along
without sugar and flour this week.
C
I say we should continue to support
our president, even if a president has
never been elected to four terms
before now.
C
I say we should continue to support
our president, even if a president has
never been elected to four terms
before now.
D
I support the government in
everything it has to do, to be sure we
are safe from fascism here at home.
D
I support the government in
everything it has to do, to be sure we
are safe from fascism here at home.
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Speaker
Point of View
A
It is more important now to focus on
vocational training and economic
opportunities than on removing
obstacles to social equality for
African Americans.
B
The Constitution is color-blind and
recognizes no superior class in this
country. All citizens are equal before
the law.
C
The American Negro [African
American] must focus on the
achievement of three goals: higher
education, full political
participation, and continued support
for civil rights.
D
African Americans should return
home to Africa to establish their own
independent nation free from white
control.
Speaker
Point of View
A
It is more important now to focus on
vocational training and economic
opportunities than on removing
obstacles to social equality for
African Americans.
B
The Constitution is color-blind and
recognizes no superior class in this
country. All citizens are equal before
the law.
C
The American Negro [African
American] must focus on the
achievement of three goals: higher
education, full political
participation, and continued support
for civil rights.
D
African Americans should return
home to Africa to establish their own
independent nation free from white
control.
C
C
C
C
Speaker
Point of View
A
It is more important now to focus on
vocational training and economic
opportunities than on removing
obstacles to social equality for
African Americans.
B
The Constitution is color-blind and
recognizes no superior class in this
country. All citizens are equal before
the law.
C
The American Negro [African
American] must focus on the
achievement of three goals: higher
education, full political
participation, and continued support
for civil rights.
D
African Americans should return
home to Africa to establish their own
independent nation free from white
control.
Speaker
Point of View
A
It is more important now to focus on
vocational training and economic
opportunities than on removing
obstacles to social equality for
African Americans.
B
The Constitution is color-blind and
recognizes no superior class in this
country. All citizens are equal before
the law.
C
The American Negro [African
American] must focus on the
achievement of three goals: higher
education, full political
participation, and continued support
for civil rights.
D
African Americans should return
home to Africa to establish their own
independent nation free from white
control.
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Speaker
Point of View
A
A literacy test as a requirement for
immigration to the United States is
reasonable. Great numbers of
uneducated workers take jobs and
good wages from our workers.
B
Requiring literacy of immigrants is
unfair. It will keep people out
because they lacked the opportunity
to gain an education.
C
A literacy test will allow more people
from northern and western Europe to
enter. They are similar to the
majority of the United States
population.
D
Literacy is not an issue. The real
purpose of this law is to discriminate
against immigrants from certain parts
of the world.
Speaker
Point of View
A
A literacy test as a requirement for
immigration to the United States is
reasonable. Great numbers of
uneducated workers take jobs and
good wages from our workers.
B
Requiring literacy of immigrants is
unfair. It will keep people out
because they lacked the opportunity
to gain an education.
C
A literacy test will allow more people
from northern and western Europe to
enter. They are similar to the
majority of the United States
population.
D
Literacy is not an issue. The real
purpose of this law is to discriminate
against immigrants from certain parts
of the world.
Speaker
D
D
D
D
Point of View
A
A literacy test as a requirement for
immigration to the United States is
reasonable. Great numbers of
uneducated workers take jobs and
good wages from our workers.
B
Requiring literacy of immigrants is
unfair. It will keep people out
because they lacked the opportunity
to gain an education.
C
A literacy test will allow more people
from northern and western Europe to
enter. They are similar to the
majority of the United States
population.
D
Literacy is not an issue. The real
purpose of this law is to discriminate
against immigrants from certain parts
of the world.
Speaker
Point of View
A
A literacy test as a requirement for
immigration to the United States is
reasonable. Great numbers of
uneducated workers take jobs and
good wages from our workers.
B
Requiring literacy of immigrants is
unfair. It will keep people out
because they lacked the opportunity
to gain an education.
C
A literacy test will allow more people
from northern and western Europe to
enter. They are similar to the
majority of the United States
population.
D
Literacy is not an issue. The real
purpose of this law is to discriminate
against immigrants from certain parts
of the world.
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Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
Nature should be left as it is found.
All unsettled land should be off limits
to future settlement or development.
A
Nature should be left as it is found.
All unsettled land should be off limits
to future settlement or development.
B
Natural resources should be
controlled by big business to ensure
the economic strength of the United
States. Our abundance of land gives
us a great advantage for competing
in world market.
B
Natural resources should be
controlled by big business to ensure
the economic strength of the United
States. Our abundance of land gives
us a great advantage for competing
in world market.
C
The natural resources of the United
States should be used wisely. We
must conserve them for future
generations while also using them to
serve the people of today.
C
The natural resources of the United
States should be used wisely. We
must conserve them for future
generations while also using them to
serve the people of today.
D
No man or institution owns the land.
It is to be shared by everyone and
everything in the best interest of all
who depend upon its offerings.
D
No man or institution owns the land.
It is to be shared by everyone and
everything in the best interest of all
who depend upon its offerings.
E
E
E
E
Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
Nature should be left as it is found.
All unsettled land should be off limits
to future settlement or development.
A
Nature should be left as it is found.
All unsettled land should be off limits
to future settlement or development.
B
Natural resources should be
controlled by big business to ensure
the economic strength of the United
States. Our abundance of land gives
us a great advantage for competing
in world market.
B
Natural resources should be
controlled by big business to ensure
the economic strength of the United
States. Our abundance of land gives
us a great advantage for competing
in world market.
C
The natural resources of the United
States should be used wisely. We
must conserve them for future
generations while also using them to
serve the people of today.
C
The natural resources of the United
States should be used wisely. We
must conserve them for future
generations while also using them to
serve the people of today.
D
No man or institution owns the land.
It is to be shared by everyone and
everything in the best interest of all
who depend upon its offerings.
D
No man or institution owns the land.
It is to be shared by everyone and
everything in the best interest of all
who depend upon its offerings.
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Speaker
Point of View
A
Feeding and clothing the poor is a
mistake. Just as nature weeds out
unfit members, a capitalist society
should be allowed to do the same.
Speaker
Point of View
A
Feeding and clothing the poor is a
mistake. Just as nature weeds out
unfit members, a capitalist society
should be allowed to do the same.
B
To provide for the common good and
protect the people, the government
should pass laws to prevent the sale
of alcohol.
B
To provide for the common good and
protect the people, the government
should pass laws to prevent the sale
of alcohol.
C
We need to take care of those who
are fit for society and cast out those
who aren’t
C
We need to take care of those who
are fit for society and cast out those
who aren’t
D
Since transportation is a public
necessity, the government should
own and operate the railroads in the
public interest.
D
Since transportation is a public
necessity, the government should
own and operate the railroads in the
public interest.
Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
Feeding and clothing the poor is a
mistake. Just as nature weeds out
unfit members, a capitalist society
should be allowed to do the same.
F
F
F
F
A
Feeding and clothing the poor is a
mistake. Just as nature weeds out
unfit members, a capitalist society
should be allowed to do the same.
B
To provide for the common good and
protect the people, the government
should pass laws to prevent the sale
of alcohol.
B
To provide for the common good and
protect the people, the government
should pass laws to prevent the sale
of alcohol.
C
We need to take care of those who
are fit for society and cast out those
who aren’t
C
We need to take care of those who
are fit for society and cast out those
who aren’t
D
Since transportation is a public
necessity, the government should
own and operate the railroads in the
public interest.
D
Since transportation is a public
necessity, the government should
own and operate the railroads in the
public interest.
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Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
The best way to prevent corruption
in government is to allow citizens a
direct role in the legislative process.
A
The best way to prevent corruption
in government is to allow citizens a
direct role in the legislative process.
B
Breaking up trusts and monopolies
will increase business competition.
B
Breaking up trusts and monopolies
will increase business competition.
C
An important goal of the federal
government should be the protection
of our natural resources.
C
An important goal of the federal
government should be the protection
of our natural resources.
D
Government will only improve when
women are granted full suffrage.
D
Government will only improve when
women are granted full suffrage.
G
G
G
G
Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
The best way to prevent corruption
in government is to allow citizens a
direct role in the legislative process.
A
The best way to prevent corruption
in government is to allow citizens a
direct role in the legislative process.
B
Breaking up trusts and monopolies
will increase business competition.
B
Breaking up trusts and monopolies
will increase business competition.
C
An important goal of the federal
government should be the protection
of our natural resources.
C
An important goal of the federal
government should be the protection
of our natural resources.
D
Government will only improve when
women are granted full suffrage.
D
Government will only improve when
women are granted full suffrage.
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Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
Immigrants take too many jobs away
from those who were born in
America.
A
Immigrants take too many jobs away
from those who were born in
America.
B
Immigration is the best way to make
the culture of the United States
vibrant.
B
Immigration is the best way to make
the culture of the United States
vibrant.
C
The use of a quota system is the best
way to address the issues of
immigration.
C
The use of a quota system is the best
way to address the issues of
immigration.
D
We should allow anyone who wants
to share in the bounty of America an
opportunity to come here.
D
We should allow anyone who wants
to share in the bounty of America an
opportunity to come here.
H
H
H
H
Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
Immigrants take too many jobs away
from those who were born in
America.
A
Immigrants take too many jobs away
from those who were born in
America.
B
Immigration is the best way to make
the culture of the United States
vibrant.
B
Immigration is the best way to make
the culture of the United States
vibrant.
C
The use of a quota system is the best
way to address the issues of
immigration.
C
The use of a quota system is the best
way to address the issues of
immigration.
D
We should allow anyone who wants
to share in the bounty of America an
opportunity to come here.
D
We should allow anyone who wants
to share in the bounty of America an
opportunity to come here.
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Speaker
Point of View
A
As the economy improves, tax
revenues will increase and more
funds will become available to pay
for entitlement programs.
B
People exaggerate the dangers to
Social Security and Medicare.
Congress can always raise taxes if
these programs become insolvent.
C
As more “Baby Boomers” retire, the
government may not be able to pay
their benefits without overburdening
current taxpayers.
D
Some foreign countries provide even
more generous retirement benefits
than the United States without going
insolvent.
Speaker
Point of View
A
As the economy improves, tax
revenues will increase and more
funds will become available to pay
for entitlement programs.
B
People exaggerate the dangers to
Social Security and Medicare.
Congress can always raise taxes if
these programs become insolvent.
C
As more “Baby Boomers” retire, the
government may not be able to pay
their benefits without overburdening
current taxpayers.
D
Some foreign countries provide even
more generous retirement benefits
than the United States without going
insolvent.
Speaker
I
I
I
I
Point of View
A
As the economy improves, tax
revenues will increase and more
funds will become available to pay
for entitlement programs.
B
People exaggerate the dangers to
Social Security and Medicare.
Congress can always raise taxes if
these programs become insolvent.
C
As more “Baby Boomers” retire, the
government may not be able to pay
their benefits without overburdening
current taxpayers.
D
Some foreign countries provide even
more generous retirement benefits
than the United States without going
insolvent.
Speaker
Point of View
A
As the economy improves, tax
revenues will increase and more
funds will become available to pay
for entitlement programs.
B
People exaggerate the dangers to
Social Security and Medicare.
Congress can always raise taxes if
these programs become insolvent.
C
As more “Baby Boomers” retire, the
government may not be able to pay
their benefits without overburdening
current taxpayers.
D
Some foreign countries provide even
more generous retirement benefits
than the United States without going
insolvent.
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Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
We need to let the nations at war kill
each other. It is not worth American
lives!
A
We need to let the nations at war kill
each other. It is not worth American
lives!
B
We need to stabilize the problems in
Europe to make sure American
interests are safeguarded.
B
We need to stabilize the problems in
Europe to make sure American
interests are safeguarded.
C
I don’t mind trading with them, I
have a problem fighting among them
since both sides invest in what I am
selling.
C
I don’t mind trading with them, I
have a problem fighting among them
since both sides invest in what I am
selling.
D
Our heritage is deeply rooted in the
Mother Countries of Europe. We have
to support them!
D
Our heritage is deeply rooted in the
Mother Countries of Europe. We have
to support them!
J
J
J
J
Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
Point of View
A
We need to let the nations at war kill
each other. It is not worth American
lives!
A
We need to let the nations at war kill
each other. It is not worth American
lives!
B
We need to stabilize the problems in
Europe to make sure American
interests are safeguarded.
B
We need to stabilize the problems in
Europe to make sure American
interests are safeguarded.
C
I don’t mind trading with them, I
have a problem fighting among them
since both sides invest in what I am
selling.
C
I don’t mind trading with them, I
have a problem fighting among them
since both sides invest in what I am
selling.
D
Our heritage is deeply rooted in the
Mother Countries of Europe. We have
to support them!
D
Our heritage is deeply rooted in the
Mother Countries of Europe. We have
to support them!
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Speaker
Point of View
Speaker
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
Speaker
Point of View
K
K
K
K
Speaker
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
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