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    This lesson plan examines the short story "Thank You, Ma'am" through the lens of point of view and making inferences. The plan includes warm-up activities to discuss crime severity and character integrity. Students will then read the story and discuss inferences about characters like Mrs. Jones. For evaluation, students can choose from options like writing a police report, diary entry, poem, or character profile to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts.

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    “Thank You, Ma’am” – Point of View and Making Inferences


    By: Lori McDonald
    Elementary school teacher; Ed.D. in School Leadership/Administration

    Language Arts
    Grades 6-8

    | Introduction
    This is a lesson intended to be taught at any point after the introduction of this story. It is more in-depth in
    examining character and point of view and making inferences from the text. There are several engaging activities
    in which students get to work together. Also, the evaluation includes a choice board that students can pick from
    to demonstrate learning.

    | Learning Objectives
    • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1; Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as
    inferences drawn from the text.

    • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3; Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as
    well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

    • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6; Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a
    text.

    | Materials Needed
    • Copies of the story “Thank You, Ma’am” for each student

    | Procedure
    Warm-up – Display a list (similar to the one below) of crimes.

    • Toilet paper your friend’s house

    • Break your neighbor’s window

    • Steal something from a store

    • Steal something from someone’s car

    • Steal a car

    • Harm someone

    Discuss the severity of these crimes. Ask students, “How would you respond if one of these things happened to
    you?” and discuss.

    Continued on page 2

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    “Thank You, Ma’am” – Point of View and Making Inferences


    By: Lori McDonald
    Elementary school teacher; Ed.D. in School Leadership/Administration

    Language Arts
    Grades 6-8

    Continued from page 1

    1. Display the word integrity and ask students to turn and talk to a neighbor to discuss what they think it means.

    2. Display the meaning of integrity. Integrity – the quality of being honest and having strong moral values.
    Discuss this definition and how it applies to the story.

    3. Display the text under the document camera and begin to read with students following along. As you read,
    demonstrate thinking aloud about characters points of view and inferences you can make from the text.

    4. After reading, ask students “Is this written in first person or third person?” Allow students time to discuss and
    explain.

    5. Lead students in a discussion about Mrs. Jones, aspects of her character, inferences that can be made about
    her life, and her point of view. Prompt student discussion with questions like “What type of area do you think
    they live in?” and “Why do you think the boy is dirty? Is that an important detail?”

    | Evaluation
    Let students choose one of the following activities to demonstrate understanding of the concepts discussed in
    this lesson.

    Police Report Mrs. Jones Diary

    Imagine that someone in town saw the incident and Imagine that Mrs. Jones keeps a diary. At bedtime on
    reported it to the police. What would their observa- the same day, Mrs. Jones writes about the events of
    tions have been? Who would the police have inter- the day. Write her diary entry.
    viewed? What would they have said? Write all the
    findings of the police report.
    Poem Character Profile

    Write a poem about the boy and his life Draw a picture of the boy and write a character
    profile of him. Discuss aspects of his life that have
    contributed to his character.

    Page 2

    K-12 Resources
    By Teachers, For Teachers
    Provided by the K-12 Teachers Alliance ©2020 TeachHUB.com. All rights reserved.

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