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Spanish · Grade 9

Compare Narratives and Viewpoints

The same day can be told in very different ways. Learners read two original accounts of a school trip in Costa Rica where the bus broke down — a student's emotional diary and a teacher's formal report — and analyze point of view, what each includes or leaves out, facts versus interpretations, and tone. They learn to report what people said (dijo que estaba cansada, contó que había llegado tarde) and write a structured comparison of two viewpoints.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 120 minutes
  • Narratives and viewpoints check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Identify the narrator's point of view (first or third person, involved or distant) and explain how it shapes what the reader learns.
  • Compare two accounts of the same event: shared facts, details only one includes, facts versus interpretations, and differences in tone and purpose.
  • Report what others said with reporting verbs and the main tense shifts (estoy → estaba; voy a → iba a; llegué → había llegado).
  • Write a structured comparison of two viewpoints using comparison connectors (mientras que, en cambio, a diferencia de, ambos).

Lessons

  1. Who is telling the story? 6 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  2. Two accounts, one event 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Reporting what people said 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  4. Write a comparison of viewpoints 4 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  5. Narratives and viewpoints check 10 questions at the end

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