Applying point of view

In this lesson, students will explore how choices in point of view and perspective impact upon a text.

1hr 10mins

Australia , New Zealand

Worksheet , Template

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Overview

In this lesson, students will explore how choices in point of view and perspective impact upon a text. They will first examine a range of clips using changing points of view and identify the pros and cons of each approach. In watching these clips, students will also explore multimodal presentations of potential, imagined experiences in the year 2040. Using both the content and craft of these videos as inspiration, students will create narrative texts about their own 2040.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • understand how using differing points of view affects the impact and content of texts
  • learn about some of the existing solutions for climate change
  • use content from film to inspire their own writing

Success criteria:

Students can...

  • identify the differences between first, second and third person point of view in texts
  • describe the benefits and drawbacks of using each point of view
  • select an appropriate point of view to describe their 2040 vision

Credits and acknowledgements:

Curriculum material and mapping has been developed and written by Cool.org.

Cool.org, GoodThing Productions and Regen Studios would like to acknowledge the generous contributions of Good Pitch Australia, Shark Island Institute, Documentary Australia Foundation, The Caledonia Foundation, and our philanthropic partners in the development of these teaching resources.

Watching the film

If your school or institution has a ClickView subscription, you can access 2040 on the ClickView platform.

If you do not have access to ClickView, you can purchase an educational licence to screen the film to your class and request a streaming link to share with your students. Please complete the Host a Screening form on our website and our team will be in touch to assist you.

The educational licence is for primary and secondary schools who wish to utilise the film as a learning tool or host on-site screenings for the school community.

Curriculum mapping

To view our Australian Curriculum alignment, click here.

To view our NZ Curriculum alignment, click here.

What you'll need

  • Lesson materials
  • Device capable of presenting a video to the class
  • Device capable of creating audio-visual recordings, such as an iPad or camera

Lesson materials

Worksheet

Applying point of view lesson plan

Worksheet

Student worksheet - Applying point of view

Worksheet

Teacher content info - Applying point of view

Template

Comic strip template

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