About This Lesson
A study of how an author develops point of view and how an author’s perspective, based on culture, is evident in writing. Students will read Lawrence Yep’s Dragonwings, Lawrence Yep’s biography The Lost Garden, and “Comprehending the Calamity,” a primary source account written by Emma
Burkeo. Students will write their own newspaper articles containing multiple perspectives about how the earthquake and fires affected the people of San Francisco. This task addresses NYSP12 ELA CCLS RI.6.7, W.6.2, W.6.4a, W.6.9, and L.6.3a. Lesson provided by engageny.org.
