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Curated OER

Multiple Viewpoints (Three Little Pigs)

For Teachers K
Your youngsters have probably read The Three Little Pigs, but have they read The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig? Have your learners brainstorm how the second book could be similar or different from the first. Encourage your...
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Events Reactions Feeling _ Social Studies Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this lesson, Events Reactions Feelings, students analyze different events and how they feel. Students compare their feelings or reactions to a particular event with those of their classmates. Students consider why people react, feel...
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Whose Side Are You On?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students role play, persuading and staying neutral during arguments. In this viewpoint instructional activity, students examine the viewpoints of soldiers in the Spanish-American War and role play. After a discussion, some students try...
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The Hundred Penny Box with Multiple Viewpoints and Persuasive Letter

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read The Hundred Penny Box and complete comprehension activities. In these perspectives and letter writing lessons, 3rd graders read and discuss the story then complete a Venn Diagram to explore the different viewpoints in...
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Essay of Viewpoints

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Student examine friendships. In this writing lesson, learners write about viewpoints of friendship. Students view pictures of friendship and write about the viewpoint of each picture.
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Friendship in the Media

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss what characteristics friendship has and the traits that make people unique.  In this friendship lesson, 2nd graders talk about what friendship looks like in the media.  In groups, students think about the different...
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Brief Encounters (Looking at Ourselves and Others)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in a simulation in which they examine how different cultures interact with one another. In groups, they follow the behaviors for their specific group while a group of observers records their interactions. To...
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Does It Look All Right to Me?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners identify different viewpoints in society. They describe the characteristics of some of the individuals involved in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. They listen to a historical narrative and identify issues of...
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O.P.V. (Other People's Views)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore other people's view points so that the process can be used consciously and deliberately. They identify the people involved in a situation. Students put themselves in other people's shoes.
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Have You Ever Wondered?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use their personal knowledge and the Internet to discover where and how spiders live. In groups, they discuss their experiences with spiders and how their lives differ from other insects. They use new vocabulary to discuss their...
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Who To Believe?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret meaning from opposing views on the same topic, and discuss that there is often so much "spin" and "hidden agendas" in the media.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Nonfict Readers Analyze Structure/views[pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This graphic organizer contains questions for students as they analyze any nonfiction text. Students will read closely to determine the text's structure, viewpoint, and tone. This graphic organizer is a copyrighted material that may be...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze Shifts in Perspective in Informational & Persuasive Text

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will read informational texts and identify varying perspectives in different arguments on the same topic. You will also analyze the reasoning and the...
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The Guardian

Guardian: d.w. Griffith: Birth of a Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting article that presents the different viewpoints regarding the classic silent film, "Birth of a Nation." Discusses the director, D.W. Griffith.