Learn the techniques an author uses to share his or her point of view on a subject then practice identifying an author's purpose on your own.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, 8th graders analyze two nonfiction articles and a short video that look at NASA, changes to the space shuttle program, and future possibilities in the United States space program. They...

Lesson allows students to examine the various views of American perspective through studying three poems by diverse poets: "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman, "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes, and "On the Pulse of Morning"...

Re-telling a story from the points of view of its various characters is a powerful way to review the events of a story, show how authors use characterization to reveal characters' personalities, and encourage students to view stories...