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Point of View Eyeballs!

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I want to quickly share another cross-curricular project I did in my classroom this past week! We have been studying the Revolutionary War in social studies and point of view in ELA. So why not mix the two, right?!

I got this idea from the fabulous blogger Sandy, over at Fearless in 5th! She has some AWESOME ideas for upper grades, and this has been one of my favorites!

One of my big focus lessons for our Revolutionary War unit is how the British viewed the events leading up to the war vs. how the colonists viewed the events leading up to the war.

Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini

To teach point of view this year, I added this fun point of view eyeball project to really drive the point home. After seeing Sandy’s awesome eyeballs, I just had to try it! My students had so much fun completing them, and they look amazing lining our walls! Some students sided with the colonists and some sided with the British.

The prompts I gave to the students were:

1.) Imagine that you are an American colonist. Draw an event leading up to the Revolutionary War from the perspective of an American colonist.  The drawing should demonstrate how you feel about Great Britain, how you feel about British soldiers being in the colonies, how you feel about your fellow colonists, or how you feel about a specific event leading up to the Revolutionary War.

OR……

2.) Imagine that you are a British soldier. Draw an event leading up to the Revolutionary War from the perspective of a British soldier. The drawing should demonstrate how you feel about the colonists or how you feel about a specific event leading up to the Revolutionary War.

Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini
Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini
Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini
Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini

The Quartering Act- a British Red Coat knocking on a colonist’s door to stay the night. So awesome!

Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini
Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini

Tax collectors knocking on colonist’s doors to collect.

Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini

The Boston Tea Party!

Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini
Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini
Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini
Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini
Point of View Eyeballs- Young Teacher Love by Kristine Nannini

Didn’t these turn out so awesome?! I’m so proud of my kids’ work! Head on over to Sandy’s blog to check out her student’s work! I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday and to the moms out there, an even better Mother’s Day! :)

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  1. Sabra says

    May 11, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    I absolutely ADORE this project! The Revolutionary War is one of my favorite subjects to teach and I know my kids will love this next year! Thanks for sharing!

    Sabra
    Teaching with a Touch of Twang

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  2. Sandy says

    May 11, 2013 at 7:30 pm

    Your kiddos’ work looks amazing!!!

    Thanks for the shout out… :)

    Reply
  3. ~Stephanie says

    May 11, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    So much fun! Great way to teach about point of view for sure :)

    Stephanie
    Teaching in Room 6

    Reply
  4. Runde's Room says

    May 12, 2013 at 2:50 am

    Oh my goodness – point of view eyeballs … I LOVE this!!!

    Jen
    Runde’s Room

    Reply
  5. YoungTeacherLove says

    May 12, 2013 at 3:41 am

    Aren’t these so fun?! I wish I would have taken a picture of them in the halls! Thank you Sandy for the fabulous idea, and thank you everyone for your sweet comments!!

    Reply
  6. Brandee Green says

    May 12, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    Great lesson and the pictures on your blog are always fabulous!
    Brandee @ Creating Lifelong Learners

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  7. Marsha says

    May 13, 2013 at 3:24 pm

    I love this activity! I will definitely incorporate this next year!

    Reply
  8. Brandee Green says

    May 14, 2013 at 12:48 am

    Love it! Pinning. :)
    Brandee @ Creating Lifelong Learners

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  9. YoungTeacherLove says

    May 14, 2013 at 12:54 am

    Thank you Brandee! :)

    Reply
  10. Courtney @ Missthirdgrade.com says

    May 14, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    LOVE IT! This is great.

    Reply
  11. Miss Wilson says

    May 16, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    1. These are amazing! You have some talented artists on your hands. Great idea to include two different perspectives.
    2. I hope you don’t mind a new follower. I’m currently a 3/4 grade teacher in rural Alaska moving back to Indiana and I’m not sure exactly what grade I will be teaching and would love to have a variety of teaching blogs to read for inspiration and networking. :)

    Have a wonderful day!

    Miss Wilson

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  12. YoungTeacherLove says

    May 16, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    Oh you are too sweet! Thank you for your kind words, and of course I would love a new follower! I love knowing that there are teachers out there that could use even a small nugget of information from this blog! Thank you!!

    Reply
  13. The Wild Rumpus says

    May 23, 2013 at 12:40 am

    Kristine–I love this! We are wrapping up Colonization and moving into the Revolution, so I found this just in time. Love, love, love, as usual :)

    Reply
  14. YoungTeacherLove says

    May 23, 2013 at 12:46 am

    Thank you!! I hope your kids love them as much as mine did! :)

    Reply
  15. Emily H says

    July 5, 2013 at 2:29 am

    Thank you!! I can’t wait to incorporate this into my classroom next year.

    I am new to blogging and have been reading your blog NONSTOP. I.am.in.love!! You are incredible!

    Check me out @ inyourpocketnow.blogspot.com

    Reply
  16. Tiffany says

    January 26, 2017 at 9:29 pm

    I just did this with my 6th graders. I wasn’t sure how they would respond, but they loved it! And, they did some great work. This was the perfect way to incorporate history into reading. I used it with my Guam history unit, and I had them do two eyes, one on each side of the paper. They picked an event and illustrated it from two different perspectives. I will definitely use this activity again!

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    • Kristine Nannini says

      February 7, 2017 at 2:25 pm

      Awesome! I am so glad to hear that, Tiffany! Thanks for your kind words!

      Reply
  17. Cindy says

    April 13, 2017 at 2:09 pm

    These are fantastic! What a fun idea.

    Reply
    • Kristine Nannini says

      April 14, 2017 at 9:15 am

      Thank you so much, Cindy!

      Reply
  18. Nicole says

    February 2, 2018 at 12:56 pm

    These are amazing! Such a great idea! Did you have a rubric you used for these?

    Reply
    • Kristine Nannini says

      February 3, 2018 at 12:24 pm

      Hi Nicole- Thanks! At this time, I do not have a rubric.

      Reply
  19. Ashley says

    April 8, 2018 at 10:01 pm

    This is awesome. I need to think of how to do this with second grade. This sounds so fun.

    Reply
    • Kristine Nannini says

      April 9, 2018 at 11:06 am

      Thanks so much, Ashley!

      Reply

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