Smart Understanding of Characters w/ Smartphones

Common Core Standards
RL.6.3 Describe how characters change throughout a story.
RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
RI.6.6 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.

Technology
6.SI.1.3 Analyze resources for point of view, bias, values, or intent of information.
6.TT.1.1 Select appropriate technology tools to gather and share data and information (e.g., Web-based resources, e-books, online communication tools, etc.).

• Teacher will review characterization and point-of-view using interactive activities on Smart board. Students will use their mobile devices as "clickers" in order to determine whether the passage is written in 1st or 3rd person point of view.
• In previous class, students were assigned a specific character and were given graphic organizers to gather specific information for their assigned character. One member of each group was given the role of moderator. The moderator is responsible for coming up with interview questions to ask the "characters" in their group. Students who were assigned characters had to email their completed graphic organizer to teacher for homework. The moderators for each group also had to email their interview questions to the teacher.
• Teacher will put a member of each group’s graphic organizer on Smart Board, in order to review the various characters being addressed.
• Students will break into previously assigned groups (they were given group assignments and roles in last class).
• Begin “Hot Seat” Activity where the assigned moderator will interview the “characters” using questions that were developed in previous night's homework. Each character in the group will be interviewed, allowing students to have a better understanding of all main characters in novel, Ask Me No Questions. They will also pay special attention to how the characters changed throughout the novel.
• While the interviews are taking place, one group member will take notes, jotting down any pertinent information by writing this on their Wacom Tablets, so that the rest of the class can view after all interviews are complete.
•Another member of the group will be using their mobile device to determine if the conversation is being demonstrated in 1st or 3rd person point of view.
•Following each interview, the group member will use their mobile device and display whether they thought the person demonstrated 1st or 3rd person point of view. Then the rest of the class will share whether they agree or not, explaining why or why not they agree/disagree.