Perspective Taking
What does it mean to 'take a perspective'?
To think of someone else is thinking/feeling in a situation.
To look at a situation in more than one way.
Alex was in a hurry to get home to watch football. He was driving over the speed limit when suddenly, he heard a siren and saw flashing lights, "No! Please not now," he thought. What do you think is happening? How do you know?
A police officer is pulling him over and he will get a speeding ticket. He will probably miss part of the football game that he wanted to watch.
I love to run in the morning before it gets hot.
Run- present or past tense?
Change it to the other tense
Present tense
Past- ran
Yesterday I ran two miles, today I ran one mile.
Which happened first?
After working out every day in quarantine, I am as fit as an ox.
What does that mean?
Is it a simile or metaphor?
I am fit/healthy/in good shape
Simile- as
How can you tell what someone else is thinking or feeling?
Look at their body language
Look at their facial expression
Listen to their tone of voice
Think about the situation you're all in
There is a big storm today and it's going to last until tomorrow. Jimmy is supposed to have a baseball game after school today. Jimmy listens to the school announcements at the end of the day and then looks down at the floor and sighs. What do you think the announcement said? How do you know?
The game was canceled
Jimmy's reaction, storm todayI learned the new Tik Tok dance and did it with my friends.
Dance- Past or present tense?Change it to the other tense.
Dance- Present tense
Danced
I finished my story and loved it. Initially, I didn't think I'd like it.
How did you feel at first?
I didn't think I'd like it. Initially means first
I told my mom that I want a new backpack once school starts again. She told me "we'll cross that bridge when we get to it". What does that idiom mean?
We'll talk about that problem when we get there/when it gets closer
You see a girl sitting at her desk with a piece of paper and a pencil and a confused look on her face. What could she be thinking or feeling?
How do you know?
"This work is hard", "I have no idea what the answer is", "I'm so lost"
She looks confused, paper and pencil usually indicates homework or a test
Tia is starting to feel tired but she told herself she could do it. She only needs to over take one more person to win. "I can do this!" , she said and moved her legs faster. What is Tia doing? Why do you think so?
She is running in a race
She is running, she is tired, she needs to beat someone
She swore that she tried to sign in to the class Zoom meeting, even though her teacher said she didn't.
Swore- Past or present tense?Change it to the other tense.
Swore- past tense
Swear
Before you put your pencils away, write your name on your paper.
What do you do first- put your pencil away or write your name down?
Write your name down.
BeforeMy burrito was so spicy there was smoke coming out of my ears!
What does this hyperbole mean?
The burrito was really spicy
How are they feeling?
Happy, joyful, etc.
Beep! Beep! It was raining hard and some of the drivers were losing their patience. "I wonder why there is so much traffic", Valerie thought. As she drove, she saw an ambulance and police cars. What is causing the traffic? How do you know?
There was a car accident and it is blocking some of the lanes in the road.
The road is busy, police cars, ambulance
I had to buy blue-light glasses when we started distance learning because I got headaches.
Had- past or present tense?
Change it to the other tense.
Had- past
have
I planted my cactus a month ago and I planted my tomatoes 6 weeks ago. Which did I plant first?
Tomatoes were first because there's only 4 weeks in a month
When I had my friend over and she saw how dirty my brother's room was, I said, "He's a pig". What does that mean?
Is it a simile or a metaphor? How do you know?
He's really messy
Metaphor- no like or as.
A mother is pointing her finger at a puppy holding a torn pillow and has her eyebrows pointed down and is frowning.
How is she feeling? How do you know?
What is she thinking? How do you know?
She is feeling angry/annoyed/frustrated/mad. Facial expression, inference based off of the pillow being torn.
"Why would he do this?" "I can't believe he did this!", etc. Based off of facial expression, holding pillowYou forgot to set your alarm so you get up late and end up being 30 minutes late for work. When you get there, your boss has her arms crossed and says, "We need to have a conversation." How might she be feeling? How do you know?
What might she say to you? How do you know?
She might be angry/annoyed. Body language, you're late, she wants to talk to you.
She might say that you can't be late to work again, she may fire you, etc. You were late, did not call to tell her first.
She flew across the basketball court to get a basket in her Unified basketball game.
flew- past or present tense?
Change it to the other tense
Flew- Past
Fly
The final episode was great, but initially episodes weren't as great.
What happened first- the great episodes or the not as great episodes? How do you know?
The not great episodes- initially
Share your own simile, metaphor, hyperbole or idiom.
Varies