ALEX Learning Activity

  

Using Different Voices When Reading Point of View

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  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Ginger Henderson
System:Monroe County
School:Excel High School
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2464
Title:
Using Different Voices When Reading Point of View
Digital Tool/Resource:
Easy Reader's Theatre Fairy Tale Scripts FREEBIE
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

In this small group activity, students will read a reader's theater fairy tale, using different voices for the characters.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.
  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
26. Compare and contrast important details presented by two texts on the same topic or theme.

a. Compare and contrast different versions of the same story by different authors, from different cultures, or from different points of view.

Examples: The Three Little Pigs and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs; Cinderella and The Rough-Face Girl

b. Compare and contrast story elements of literary texts.

Examples: characters, settings, sequence of events, plots
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
26.
  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Topic
  • Theme
26a.
  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Authors
  • Cultures
  • Points of view
26b.
  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Story elements
  • Literary texts
Knowledge:
26. Students know:
  • Compare means tell how things are alike or similar.
  • Contrast means tell how things are different.
26a.
  • Compare means tell how things are alike or similar.
  • Contrast means tell how things are different.
  • The same story can be told by different authors, can exist in different cultures, or can be told by different narrators.
26b.
  • Compare means tell how things are alike or similar.
  • Contrast means tell how things are different.
  • Literary texts include common story elements.
Skills:
26. Students are able to:
  • Compare and contrast important details after reading two texts that have a common theme or topic.
26a.
  • Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors, from different cultures, or from different points of view.
  • For example, The Three Little Pigs and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs or Cinderella and The Rough-Face Girl.
26b.
  • Compare and contrast story elements in literary texts, such as characters, settings, sequence of events, and plots.
Understanding:
26. Students understand that:
  • Texts about the same topic or theme will have similarities and differences.
  • Comparing and contrasting texts with the same topic or theme will improve their overall comprehension of the texts.
26a.
  • Similarities and differences between the same stories can teach the reader about different cultures and explain different points of view.
26b.
  • Comparing and contrasting story elements of literary texts can improve their comprehension, or understanding, of the texts.
Learning Objectives:

Students will read a reader's theater script, using different voices to read the characters' dialogue.
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
During/Explore/Explain, After/Explain/Elaborate
Activity:

1. Remind students that “point of view” is a literary term that helps the reader determine who is telling the story. Explain that the literary term “point of view” is usually defined in two ways: first person point of view and third person point of view. First person is when a character in the story is also telling the story. Third person is when the narrator is not a character in the story. 

2. Explain that one way readers can show point of view is by using different voices for the characters in a story.

3. Hand out copies of the digital tool Easy Reader's Theatre Fairy Tale Scripts FREEBIE. Tell students they will use this reader's theater to practice showing point of view by using different voices for different characters.

4. Divide students into small groups of three students each. Give each student two roles to read in the reader's theater. Remind students that they must use a different voice for each character.

  • Note: Ensure that different students are given the parts of the two narrators.

5. Circulate to listen as groups perform the reader's theater.
Assessment Strategies:

Listen to student performance as they read the reader's theater. Students have reached mastery when they are using different voices to show the different points of view of their character roles.
Advanced Preparation:

Prepare enough scripts using the digital tool Easy Reader's Theatre Fairy Tale Scripts FREEBIE so that each student has a script. Decide on small groupings of three students each for the activity.
Variation Tips (optional):

Advanced readers can read use a more challenging readers theater script, found here.
Notes or Recommendations (optional):

An accompanying before activity can be found here.
  Keywords and Search Tags  
Keywords and Search Tags: literature, point of view, readers theater, reading