Module 9: Point of View - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this unit, students will explore the role of conflict in a story. They will learn or review how to interpret context clues. They will generate ideas for a story they will write. They will also learn what relative adverbs are and how to use them.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Spelling 3: Practice 3	None
2	Points of View	independent reading book pen or pencil
3	Paraphrasing	independent reading book pen or pencil
4	Relative Pronouns	independent reading book pen or pencil
5	Writing Point of View	independent reading book pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Spelling 3: Practice 3
2	Points of View	Explain what point of view is. Explain the impact of a story's point of view.
3	Paraphrasing	Explain the purpose and value of paraphrasing. Select the best examples of paraphrasing for a specific purpose.
4	Relative Pronouns	Define and identify examples of relative pronouns. Use relative pronouns to describe a character.
5	Writing Point of View	Distinguish between first-person and third-person point of view. Choose a point of view for a story.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Spelling Words
narrator point of view collaborative paraphrase relative pronoun first person third person	vague knowledge paraphrase dialogue collaborative compare borrowing condensation altitude equinox latitude evolution deceptive reside symbols cultural represent population services public

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
4	Relative Pronouns	2	Relative Pronouns Practice Assignment
5	Writing Point of View	3	Choose Your Narrator Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	Spelling 3: Practice 3	To prepare for the Spelling 3: Spelling Test, have your student practice their spelling words over the coming weeks.
2	Points of View
3	Paraphrasing
4	Relative Pronouns
5	Writing Point of View

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
Points of View	What is point of view? Who is the narrator?
Paraphrasing	What is paraphrasing?
Relative Pronouns	What are relative pronouns? What purpose do relative pronouns fill in a sentence? How are they used?
Writing Point of View	What does it mean if a story is told in the first person? What does it mean if a story is told in the third person?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
Points of View	How Far Away Is the Moon?	What are the different points of view in this video?
Paraphrasing	Roman Colosseum (Plagiarism)	What is plagiarism? What does it mean to paraphrase? If you use direct quotes what do you need to do?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	This Is a Good Story	Adam Lehrhaupt
2	Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief	Wendelin Van Draanen	760L
3	Little Red Writing	Joan Holub
4	Author: A True Story	Helen Lester	570L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

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