StrategicInstruc.oninGrade9-10Literature:
AnalyzingPoint-of-ViewModule
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SpecificallydesignedtotargetthefollowingCommonCoreEnglishLanguageArtsStandardsforReadingLiterature:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6Analyzeapar+cularpoint-of-vieworculturalexperiencereflectedinaworkofliteraturefromoutsidetheUnitedStates,
drawingonawiderangeofreadingofworldliterature
Canalsobeusedwhenteaching…
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1(ArgumentaIvewriIng)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1(Listening&Speaking:workingcollaboraIvely)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2(ExpositorywriIng) CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.2(Listening&Speaking:integraIngmulIplesourcesofinformaIon)
ThismodulefeaturesoneTier1Stratagem(forgradelevelinstrucIon)andoneTier2Stratagem,(forstudentsfuncIoningwellbelowgrade
level),eachfocusingonanalysisofcharacterpoint-of-view(PoV).EachStratagemincludesready-to-useDVTPowerPointslides,DVTfillablePDF
forms,DVTrubrics,andlessonplans,aswellassamplesofhowteachershaveusedthem.
Tier1Stratagem
CulturalExperiencesImpactonPoint-of-View
Designedtofacilitateakeycharacter’spoint-of-viewofaneventwithaparIcular
emphasisonhowthecharacter’sculturalexperiences(e.g.,tradiIons,values,and
culturehistoricalexperiences)affectedthecharacter’sperspecIveandacIons.
Tier2Stratagem
Point-of-ViewofEvent
Facilitatesanalysisofhowdifferent
charactersviewakeyeventinastory
differentlyandwhy.
SeesampleDVTsfromthismoduleonthefollowingpages
Cultural Experience à Points of View of an Event
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AnalyzeaparIcularpointofvieworculturalexperiencereflectedinaworkofliteraturefromoutsidethe
UnitedStates,drawingonawidereadingofworldliterature.
Literary
Work
TheJoyLuckClubbyAmyTan
Describe an important event in the story…
SuyannWoocomestoAmericafromChinain1947.Shehaslostherfamily,includingtwinbabydaughters
duringthewar.SheremarriesandseWlesinSanFrancisco.Sheandhernewhusbandhaveadaughter
namedJing-mei.SuyannstartstheJoyLuckClubwiththreeotherwomenwhichissimilartotheone
beguninChina.AsJing-meigrowsup,sheandhermotherseemtoconstantlyclash.Theyneverreally
resolvetheirdifferencesbeforeSuyanndiesunexpectedly.Jing-meicomestotheJoyLuckClubtotake
hermother’splace.ShefindsoutthatSuyann’stwindaughtershavebeenfound.Theyallcontribute
moneyforhertogotoChinatovisitthem.
CHARACTER
Jing-mei(SuyannWoo’sdaughter)
Cultural Experiences
of Character
TRADITIONS / VALUES
Jing-meivaluesstrengthandintelligence
Jing-meivaluesAmericanfreedomsandideals
Jing-meidoesnotcaremuchaboutherChinese
heritage
ShedoesnotvaluetheJoyLuckClubbecauseithadits
origininChina
CULTURE’S HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES
InChinaduringthewar,womenweresubservientto
men.Womenwereheldtorulesmuchdifferentthan
menandtreatedwithlessrespect
ThefeltanintenseloyaltytoChinesetradiIonand
history
Womenmadehardchoicesforsurvival.
Impact of Cultural Experiences
on How Character Views and/or Reacts to the Event
Jing-meidoesnotviewhermotherasastrong,asserIve
womanwhichcreatesaclashbetweenthem
Jing-meiviewstheChinesecustomsoffemaleobedience
and“listen,butdon’tspeak“behaviorasridiculous.
HermotherknewthattheJoyLuckClubwasasafehaven
fortheotherwomen,andtheycouldsupporteachotheras
theyredefinedthemselvesinanewculture
Jing-meidoesnotunderstandhermother’sstrengthunIl
thewomenintheJoyLuckClubenlightenher.
Shedoesnotunderstandwhyhermotherheldfastto
severalChinesetradiIonsunIlshevisitsChinaandfindsher
sisters.
Jing-meidoesn’tunderstandthattheJoyLuckClubwasone
ofmanywaysthewomenfoundtostrengthenthemselves
Different Points of View of an Event
BOOK
TheScarletibis(shortstorybyJamesHurst)
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Describe an important event in the story…
BrotherteachesDoodletowalkeventhoughthedoctorssaidhewouldneverbestrong
enoughtoaccomplishthat.Theyplanabigsurpriseforthefamily.WhenDoodlegetsup
andwalksovertothem,hismotherbeginstocrybecausesheissohappy.Doodlegivesthe
credittoBrother,andthefamilyenthusiasIcallypraisehim.
CHARACTER
Brother
HOW this character seems to view the event
Hestartstocrybecauseheknowsthat
hediditforhimself;thatpridehad
moIvatedhisacIonstoteachDoodle
towalk.
Why you think the character thinks or feels that way
Heisashamedthatheisgegng
praisedforhisselfishness.Heonlydid
itbecausehewasashamedthathe
hadacrippledbrother.
CHARACTER
Doodle
HOW this character seems to view the event DIFFERENTLY
Doodleishappythathecanwalk
becausehewantssodesperatelytobe
normal.
Why you think the character thinks or feels that way
Hefeelsthatwaybecauseheknows
thatBrotherisashamedofhim.Itisa
realphysicalstruggleforhim,buthe
justwantsBrothertoaccepthimand
lovehim.