Post Assessment Author's Perspective

What is the definition of perspective?

• The author's reason or intent for writing.

• A special vantage point of an individual or group, often informed by experiences and feelings.

• One to three sentences outlining what a piece of writing is going to be about.

• The mix of vocabulary, tone, point of view, and syntax that make a piece of writing flow in a particular manner.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

Match the following

• How events before or during the author's lifetime impact the author's attitudes and writing.

• Global Perspective

• How an author's physical geographic location or locations may affect their writing.

• Cultural Perspective

• How the author's family, regional , religious, and philosophical upbringing has influenced them.

• Historical Perspective

• How the author's biological heritage affects their viewpoint.

• Ethnic Perspective

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Categorize these influence factors.

• Global Perspective

• An author was raised as a Christian in a small church in a rural town. As a young adult, the moved away to a Liberal Arts College.

• Historical Perspective

• The author has lived their entire life within 30 miles of downtown Oklahoma City.

• Ethnic Perspective

• An author was born in the early 1980s. They are still alive today.

• Cultural Perspective

• The author, along with his family is predominantly Caucasian.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

Predict which type of perspective would be most pertinent to a reading of the following text: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

​ (a)  

• Cultural
• Ethnic
• Global

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

Predict which type of perspective would be most pertinent to a reading of the following text: Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by himself.

​ ​ (a)  

• Historical
• Ethnic
• Global

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Predict which type of perspective would be most pertinent to a reading of the following text: Lori Carlson: Cool Salsa, Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States.

​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Ethnic
• Global
• Historical

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Predict which type of perspective would be most pertinent to a reading of the following text: Alan Gratz: Refugee.

​ ​ ​

​ (a)  

• Global
• Historical
• Ethnic
• Cultural

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What type of perspective is being affected?

• Global Perspective

• Jeanne DuPrau is predominantly caucasian.

• Cultural Perspective

• Jeanne DuPrau grew up and still lives in California.

• Ethnic Perspective

• Jeanne DuPrau was born in 1944.

• Historical Perspective

• Jeanne Duprau was financially comfortable as a child and had an artistic stay-at-home mother.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

C. S. Lewis wrote the Chronicles of Narnia, which features the character of Aslan. Aslan is overtly based on the idea of a Christian Messiah. What type of perspective is showing up here?

• Historical

• Cultural

• Ethnic

• Global

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

In the book "The Skin I'm In" Maleeka struggles to accept herself due to her fellow students constantly bullying her over the color of her skin. What type of perspective is showing up here?

• Historical

• Cultural

• Ethnic

• Global

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3