Return to Sender (pgs 39-50)

Return to Sender
Pages 39-50

“Nameless Farm”  

(Tyler meets Mari and her sisters)

Learning Goal: 

I will be able to write a short argument discussing how events or experiences influence our perspective.

Open Ended

How might the events depicted (shown) in the art influence (impact or affect) a person’s perspective?

An artistic representation shows coffins with the numbers of immigrants who die trying to cross the border between Mexico and the United States each year at the wall border limit in Tijuana, Mexico May 6, 2006.

Perspective

Your perspective is the way you see something. If you think that toys corrupt children's minds, then from your perspective a toy shop is an evil place. Perspective has a Latin root meaning "look through" or "perceive," and all the meanings of perspective have something to do with looking.

Argument

An argument is a claim with reasons that are supported by evidence. • Think of it as a Formula: ARGUMENT = CLAIM + REASONS + SUPPORTING EVIDENCE • An argument is different than an opinion because it is always supported by evidence and not just reasons.

We can examine a character’s experiences to analyze or understand their perspective.

Let’s Practice as we read about Tyler first meeting with Mari’s family (Pages 39-42)

​Read Pages 43-46

Let’s Talk

Does a person’s experience influence their perspective? Why or why not?

I believe…..because….

I agree because…….

I disagree because…..

Yes, that is true because ….

I don’t think that is accurate (true) because….

Open Ended

Does a person’s experience influence their perspective? Provide reasoning and evidence from the novel Return to Sender.

Checklist 

• Start with a claim (A person’s experiences…)

• Use examples from the novel.

• Provide evidence

• Explain in your own words