PDF Lesson Activity #2: "Whose Story Is It?"

Objective: Encourage participants to consider various perspectives within a story.
Participants will apply their learning by writing one story from two angles with the
guidance of a prompt from The Story Engine deck.

Course Connections: English Language Arts

Common Core: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6-12.3.A, CCSS.
ELA-LITERACY.W.6-12.3.B, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6-12.3.E, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6-
12.4

Estimated time:

• Lesson: 35 minutes
• Writing: 20 to 30 minutes
• Reflection: 5 to 10 minutes

Assessment: Have participants share the dual-perspective stories orally or by handing
them in at the end of the class.

For at-home use: Add to the discussion of multiple perspectives by discussing a
situation the participants might have experienced, such as eating breakfast. Ask
participants, “What happened at breakfast? How might each of us have perceived the
experience differently?”