Over the past couple of weeks, students have been exploring Author's Point of View and Author's Perspective in preparation for
our next assessment on Tuesday, February 13. Please see the resources below that we have been using in class, including the practice test and analysis of student answers. This practice test (taken Friday, Feb. 9 and analyzed on Monday, Feb. 12) mirrors the actual assessment in many ways. If students use these resources to review and study, they will be more likely to show proficiency in this skill.
Point of View in Literature Exploration
Students completed this document over a few days in order to determine, explore, practice, and analyze author point of view and perspective.
Basic point of view cheat sheet -- but keep in mind: 6th grade standards require students to know points of view and also analyze how points of view and perspective are developed.
The Curse of the Poisoned Pretzel
As a class, we read and analyzed this story in order to determine how authors present point of view in short stories. This story was used as an anchor text throughout our practice of this skill in order to deeply understand the author's craft.
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The Curse of the Poisoned Pretzel Practice Test
Completing this practice test gives us an idea of the type of questions that will be on our assessment when we analyze a different story. As a class, we will analyze the data of our practice test to see the questions the majority of us struggled on, and discuss why the correct answers were what they were. Participating in this practice test and analysis is imperative in performing strongly on the assessment itself.
Skills/Standards being assessed:
- RL6.5 I can analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, or scene fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
- RL6.6 I can explain how an author develo9ps the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
Rubric
We will be creating a Narrative Expression Project this week. Please see this document for the project guidelines, examples, and the rubric. Students will only need to work on this at home if they do not meet goals during class time. Completed projects are due at the end of class Friday, February 23 and will be presented on Monday, February 26. 