English 10 · Week 9 · World Voices and the Hero's Journey
Narrative Point of View Shifts
Retelling a scene from a minor character's point of view.
- Students will
- Students analyze how a minor character interacts with the main characters and rewrite a scene as a short narrative from that character's perspective, using well chosen details.
- SEL skill
- Imagine a minor character's feelings and observations
- What it looks like
- Students imagine the inner life of people who are often overlooked.
- Content focus
- Retelling from another point of view
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's perspectives and feeling with them, including people from different backgrounds. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.9-10.3: Reading: Literature, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 3
- W.9-10.3: Writing, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 3
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.7 Evaluating language choices
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any fiction
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 10, Unit 1: Destiny
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 10, Unit 1: Inside the Nightmare
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 10, Unit 2: Outsiders and Outcasts
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 10, Unit 6: Blindness and Sight
- HMH Collections Grade 10, Collection 1: Ourselves and Others
- HMH Collections Grade 10, Collection 4: How We See Things
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More social awareness activities for English 10
- Voices from Around the World Social awarenessAnalyzing cultural experience in world literature and practicing curiosity over judgment.
- Reading Between Cultures Social awarenessInferring unstated cultural norms with evidence.
- Power and Who Holds It Social awarenessAnalyzing power dynamics between characters and fairness in groups.
- Counterarguments with Respect Social awarenessSteelmanning the other side in a global debate.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.