Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can define position and perspective and tell them apart. (Guide: “Two questions to ask of every source”; Practice question 3)
- I can explain how sources can share a position but differ in perspective. (Guide: “Same position, different perspectives”; Practice question 2)
- I can list clues to a source’s perspective. (Guide: “Clues to perspective”; Practice question 1)
- I can explain why having a perspective is not the same as being unreliable. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Practice question 5)
Skills
- I can state the position and perspective of a source in a short table. (Guide: “Same position, different perspectives”; Practice question 6)
- I can explain how a perspective shapes the evidence a source chooses. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 4)
- I can write a sentence that combines sources with the same position and different perspectives. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 7)
- I can describe the perspective in a published text. (Guide: “Perspective in a published text”; Practice question 1)
Reasoning
- I can say what a perspective leaves out and why it matters. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 4; Practice question 8)
- I can use differences in perspective to strengthen my own argument. (Guide: “Using position and perspective in writing”; Practice question 7)
- I can judge how far a source’s evidence travels given its perspective. (Guide: “Clues to perspective”; Practice question 8)
- I can write a one-sentence analysis linking perspective to evidence. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 5; Practice question 4)