Feelings on a spring morning

Explore this short audio clip. How is the person feeling? What words are clues for their feelings?

Answer these questions on your own, or with a partner, using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool:

• Was someone sharing their own thoughts in this audio clip? How do you know?
• What words helped you understand how they were feeling?

Main characters telling a story

In the Minds On audio clip, the words “I” and “my” were used. In oral texts, when there is a main character telling a story or sharing information, the text will have words like “I,” “me,” or “we” in them.

If there is no main character telling the story or sharing information, then the author is telling the story, but is not part of the story. The text will have words like “they,” “he,” or “she” in it.

We are going to explore two more short audio clips. One has a main character who tells the story, and one does not.

Which clip has a main character who tells their story?

Record your thoughts about the two clips using a method of your choice.

• In the story, My Garden, the little girl shares how she helps her mother. How would the story change if her mother told the story?
• In the story, I Can Find It: The Rainy Day, what if Oliver told us about rainy days? Would the words have been different?

The giant clam’s perspective

In this short video, a giant clam shares information about their species with us.

• How did having the giant clam share information about themself make the video more interesting?
• Who else could have shared this information? Would it be different?

Reflection

How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.

Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.

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