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Compare Points of View
Compare Points of View
Compare Points of View
Compare Points of View
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To find similarities and differences
What is to compare?
100
Comparing and contrasting accounts of this event
What is the Titanic?
100
What year the Titanic sank
What is 1912
100
A report or description of an event or experience
What is an account?
200
Based on true events, people, and places
What is non-fiction/informational text?
200
Event or topic based on the author's research or a source, instead of a personal experience
What is secondhand account?
200
Event or topic based on the author's personal experience
What is firsthand account?
200
Graphic organizer used to compare points of view
What is a Venn Diagram?
300
Two different points of view within non-fiction (informational text)
What is firsthand account and secondhand account?
300
Noun phrase that refers either to participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse
What is a pronoun?
300
Pronouns used in a secondhand account
What is he, she, they, his, her, them?
300
Pronouns used in a firsthand account
What is I, me, us, we, our, my?
400
The perspective from which the author or speaker recounts or presents information
What is point of view?
400
Name one difference between these two accounts: Paragraph 1: Hi Mom, I just want to tell you about my amazing day! Getting to stand there under the Washington Monument with hundreds of thousands of other proud Americans to witness Barack Obama’s inauguration was unbelievable! The crowd was full of people expressing a renewed hope in our country and the entire political process. Paragraph 2: A Historic Inauguration Day On January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama became the first African American president of the United States of America. His inauguration was a historic event many Americans will remember for the rest of their lives.
Paragraph 1 mentions emotions and how the crowd felt Paragraph 2 has specific dates and facts
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Name the focus of each paragraph: Paragraph 1: People, including myself, were overcome with emotion! I used to think that my beautiful daughter would never know an America where people like her can be whatever they want to be. Now that has changed. Paragraph 2: On Inauguration Day, thousands filled the streets around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The crowd looked on as Barak Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America. It was the largest crowd to gather for an inauguration in American history.
Paragraph 1: How the author and others felt during the Inauguration Paragraph 2: The importance of the Inauguration Day in history.
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A similarity that both these accounts have: -Afterward, President Obama gave the Inaugural Address. The crowd applauded many times throughout. Many in the crowd were overcome with emotion and pride. Everyone showed excitement about what the future holds. -In one small way, the country I grew up in is gone forever. I have a renewed pride and excitement about the future and am so glad I got to be there to see it with my own eyes. My heart is full, my smile is permanent, and my spirit is unbreakable.
Both express emotion (crowd and author)
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My family and I went to the store last night before it snowed. We bought eggs, bacon, and cinnamon rolls. We had breakfast for dinner. (Point of view/account)
What is firsthand account?
500
Why is this a secondhand account? The Oregon Trail In 1843, thousands of people began traveling across America to the open lands of the West. Most of these people followed a path known as the Oregon Trail. They made a 2,000-mile trek to their new homes in California and Oregon. Some of them traveled in covered wagons. Others were on foot or horseback.
Uses pronoun they or them Author did not actually experience the Oregon Trail
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Type of account that is most likely more reliable. AND why?
What is firsthand account? The person was actually there during the event!
500
When reading about an event, place, or person it's important to....
What is comparing both firsthand and secondhand accounts