RE074.a
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Reading Standard 4.a - Level 7
Recognize an author’s or speaker’s point of view and purpose.
Standard in Kid Friendly Language
You will realize who is telling the story [the author himself (I), or a third person (he, she, they, etc.)]
Standard Unwrapped
KNOW Students will know what the following points of view mean:
first person
third person limited
third person omniscient.
ABLE TO DO Students will be able to recognize first and third person narratives.
Instructional Strategies
See "Resources" Item One.
After page seven I stop the slide show and present a couple of excerpts on the overhead projector written in different points of view. Students have to tell what points of view were used. Then I continue the slide show with page eight while students give their written responses.
Elements of Literature -Text book- pgs.: 216, 230
Assessment Strategies
Resources
- Item One
[Point of View slideshow & an exercise]
Short Stories from Elements of Literature Text Book- Collection 3
Preparation for CSAP text book
Projects and Activities
Activity 1.
Activity 2.
After reading a short story students are often asked to write a letter or the story from a specific character's point of view.
Activity 3.
Non-human narrator
After reading and listening to several fables, students are asked to write a fable on their own.
Activity 4.
Write a story from the point-of-view of and ordinary object (for example, a table).
Activity 5.
A classic exercise is to begin with the line "I don't remember" (or "I remember"), and write for fifteen minutes. Then stop revise it and write for about ten more minutes to conclude the story.
Activity 6.
Do specific reading exercises from the text book for CSAP preparation. These are the ones where you have to recognize the author's point of view. Students are given a choice of statements containing distracting details from the story and have to choose a statement the author would most likely agree with.
eg: What is the author’s purpose in an article? A To describe what it is like to suffer from a rare disease B To persuade readers to be more involved in helping others C To tell readers about a boy who is fighting a rare disease D To persuade readers to visit Camp Maria
(S. L. Dulak. "Mattie Stepanek, Poet-Hero" http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2004/grade6/read.htm)
