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Lesson Plan: Multiple Accounts- Lewis and Clark

Subject:  ELA- Reading

Grade: 5

Lesson Objective: To determine the similarities and differences in the point of view of two different accounts of the journey of Lewis and Clark.

Common Core Standard:  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6- Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

Materials:

Starter:

Say:

  • Why do you think it is a good idea to read different accounts of the same event in different point of views? (Allow the students to answer.)

Main:

Say:

  • Point of view is the way that a story or account of something is told.  First person is when the account of an event is told by a character that is involved.  The words “I” and “me” are used.
  • Third person is when the account of an event is told by a narrator or someone who was not involved in the event.  The words “he” and “she” are used.
  • When reading about a historical event, a first-person account can give us many important details.  The first-person account can also help us to understand the feelings of the person involved.
  • A third-person account of a historical event is helpful because it can give us the full picture of what happened.  Third person accounts might also provide background information or dates so that we understand why something is happening.
  • Often, there will be many different accounts of the same historical event.  This might be because many different people kept diaries or wrote letters about that event.  It might also be because the event was very important so newspaper articles or other writing happened about the event.
  • Now, you are going to read three accounts of the adventures of Lewis and Clark.  After you have finished reading, you will answer questions and the similarities and differences and the point of view of the different accounts.
  • Does anyone have any questions?

Feedback:

Say:

  • Who would like to share their answers?  (Allow the students to share and go over the answers.)

Written by Kimberly Greacen, Education World® Contributing Writer

Kimberly is an educator with extensive experience in curriculum writing and developing instructional materials to align with Common Core State Standards and Bloom's Taxonomy.

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