Name of Lesson: Perspective

Grade Level: 10th grade

Subject: English 10 Honors
Prepared by: Patricia Beesley
Overview and Purpose:

Using the fable of The Blind Men and the Elephant, students will acknowledge that everyone has
a different perspective based on personal experience. Students will also learn that perspective is
an ever changing philosophy. Students will apply what they learn about perspective in
connection to the anti-bullying unit they have been taught.
Common Core State Standards:

SWBAT cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. [RL.9-10.1]

SWBAT initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in

groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on
others ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. [SL.9-10.1]

SWBAT demonstrate command of their conventions of standard English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking. [L.9-10.1]

Objectives:
Content Objectives:

SW write a short vignette writing from two different perspectives in a bullying situation.
TW instruct what perspective is and how it relates to the media
SW discuss what forms a perspective
SW learn that novice experiences form perspectives from reading The Blind Men and the
Elephant.
SW interpret a photograph
SW make a connection to perspective and how it relates to the Anti-Bullying campaign.

Language Objectives:

SW write a response to the warm-up

SW read and listen to the Perspective PowerPoint
SW read and listen to the fable, The Blind Men and the Elephant
SW converse in their groups and answer the discussion questions.
SW look and interpretive an optical illusion photo using perspective

Materials Needed:

Perspective PowerPoint
Copies of The Blind Men and the Elephant

Information:

SW grab a copy of The Blind Men and the Elephant.

SW answer the morning Warm-Up
SW share their writing prompt with their elbow partner
TW introduce Perspective, by using a PowerPoint
S and TW read The Blind Men and the Elephant
SW answer discussion questions on The Blind Men and the Elephant with their groups.
SW acknowledge that perspective is an ever changing organism
a. TW share examples
b. SW think of their own examples
c. SW make connection to how the lesson of Perspective relates to the Anti-Bullying
Unit
8. SW complete the optical illusion activity with their group
9. TW close out lesson by asking metacognitive questions
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Activity:

SW answer discussion questions regarding the fable, The Blind Men and the Elephant.
SW look at an optical allusion of a cow. Using their personal perspectives, students will
work in groups to figure out what they are look at when they view the photo.