Point of view, purpose, and tone: three concepts readers of primary and secondary source materials must take into account when examining documents. Class members view a PowerPoint presentation and use the SOAPS strategy to identify an author's purpose, point of view, and tone as they analyze a series of documents.

Concepts

point of view, primary source analysis, tone, author's perspective

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Introduce the lesson with a reading of "The Blind Men and the Elephant"

Classroom Considerations

• Introduce the lessons early in the year for courses that rely heavily on primary source documents

Pros

• The 22-page packet includes the documents, worksheets, graphic organizers, and six different lesson ideas

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.6.6 RI.7.6 RI.8.6 RI.9-10.6 RI.11-12.6