Expressing+Another+Point+of+View


 * Expressing Another Point of View**

Expressing another point of view is a strategy used to develop critical thinking and the ability to look at issues from more than one perspective. It includes identification of which person’s point of view is being considered, the needs and concerns of the person identified, investigation of information about the person identified, and a summary of that person’s position. Expressing another point of view can be used with reading, writing, and viewing activities in most subject areas. It is central in social studies and language when using scenarios such as: “What would you have done if you were ...?” and “What might you have said if ...?” In taking on the persona of another, students learn to examine issues and characters and form conclusions without letting personal bias interfere.
 * Description**

The teacher:
 * Method**
 * provides opportunities for students to engage in activities that encourage expressing point of view;
 * selects reading/writing/oral/visual activities that present issues from many perspectives;
 * models positive attitudes about different points of view; • provides some frames to respond to the experience, such as: “What did I think before I examined the issue from another point of view, and what do I think now?”

Expressing another point of view:
 * Considerations**
 * can take many forms (e.g., journal writing, job descriptions, formal debating);
 * requires practice to keep personal views from entering into the scenarios;
 * provides opportunities for metacognitive processing as students reflect on how they look at things differently after using the point of view strategy.


 * Illustrations from the Mathematics Classroom**

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 * Elementary**

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 * Secondary**