Lesson 4

Extensions
LESSON 4: POV
HANDOUT
PART A

You are riding your bike on the outskirts of town, down a quiet country road. There's a steep hill along the road that you hate to climb but love to coast down. Just as you reach the top, you see a small group of children-they're no more than six or seven years old-huddled by the side of the road. You see them notice you, so you're sure they'll stay out of your way as you zoom down the hill.

You start into your coast, picking up speed, and everything is going along great until you pass the group of children. All of a sudden, a rocks comes sailing through the air and hits you on the side of your head! You can't believe it-one of those kids has pitched a rock at you at a moment when you could easily have lost your balance and wrecked at high speed.

1) What feelings do you have, or think you might have, after reading Part A?

I might have felt annoyed. But they are just children, I don't want to blame them.

2) What would you say and do in this situation?

I might have just ignored them. But if they have hit me pretty hard, I would go to them and ask them why they threw the rock.


PART B read the paragraph below.

1) What feelings do you have, or think you might have, after reading Part B?

I think I would think they were very desperate and it's understandable. I think it is a good thing to stop and listen before I do anything.

2) What would you say in this situation?

I would tell them not to worry. I wouldn't blame the kids. And I would call 911 for help.

Part B
After stopping and talking to the kids you find out that one of them is in the ditch at the side of the road with a serious injury and needs to go to the hospital, they had been trying to get someone to stop, and the only way to get your attention was to throw the rock.

Family Extensions
LESSON 4: Your Point of View (POW): Talk about a family situation in which someone had a limited POV, and discuss what led to the POV shift.

Once my mother ate my sister's candy thinking it was mine. Then my sister came home and thought I ate her candy because I know where she puts her candy. She was very angry. And then we found out that my mother ate the candy.