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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A reader's theater script for Robert Frost's "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" is provided on these pages. Two narrators are needed in this activity.
Website
Other

Presents From the Dead: Analysis of Haruki's Works

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The author of this critical review analyzes the role of the narrator, "I," in Haruki's novels, discussing whether the "I" psychologically plays a mother or father role. This site is a translation of the original critique.
Primary
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Project Gutenberg Australia: "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the downloadable text for the essay "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell, which describes the experience of the narrator (possibly Orwell himself) who shot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in Burma.
Interactive
Other

Drum Roll: e.a.k. (Erase All Kittens)

For Students 3rd - 6th
Erase All Kittens is a free, open source game where students must change the code in order to rescue kittens. Arca is a tiny outcast creature whose only friends are the kittens. When all the kittens go missing, Arca sets out on a journey...
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Change the View: Retell a Narrative Through Different Eyes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read a short story by Kate Chopin titled "The Story of an Hour." Review the elements of a narrative and the point of view of the narrator. Then, create the final product of the module, a narrative written from a different point of view.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze Point of View in Literary Texts/fiction

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson focuses on identifying points of view and recognizing points of view in literature.
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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Picture Book Writing Lesson: Relative Report Narratives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After sharing Margie Palatini's charming "bad-situation-that-only-gets-worse tale", Tub-boo-boo, writers will plan a story about a humorous household accident that gets worse before it gets better. Borrowing Palatini's exciting idea from...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Guilty or Innocent

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A writing lesson plan using the R.A.F.T. model and the short story "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst. Young scholars take on the role of attorneys and write persuasive speeches for the jury proclaiming the narrator's guilt or innocence.
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Read Works

Read Works: A Bird Came Down [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th
A poem by Emily Dickinson in which the narrator watches a bird come, eat, and then fly away. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Graphic
New York Times

New York Times: George Seurat: The Drawings

For Students 9th - 10th
A video slide show of George Seurat's drawings: "Woman Reading in the Studio," "Tree by a Road," "Lighthouse at Honfleur," "Pierre and Colombine," "Drawbridge," "The Ragpicker," "Antique Statue, Satyr With Goat," and others. Narrator...
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: The Real Macaw

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Watch a video [2:06] about the many talents of Macaws and listen to the narrator describe features of these beautiful birds.
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Read Works

Read Works: Seraphic Melody

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read an autobiographical account of the narrator's discovery of a type of music he never knew existed. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: China Under Attack

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the narrator's grandmother and her experiences during the war in China. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Cruise of the Dolphin" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the short story "The Cruise of the Dolphin" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. It is an episode from The Story of a Bad Boy, the narrator being Tom Bailey, the hero of the tale.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Walking for My Life

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
eBook
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: Story Place: The Barnyard Chorus

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A musical storybook for children to listen to as they read along with the narrator. A young farm girl asks everyone to listen to her song but they are all busy. Finally, she finds some animals who listen and sing along with her.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Drive in Movies" by Gary Soto

For Students 5th - 7th
In this short story, Soto describes his desire to go to the drive-in movies as a kid.As you read, take notes on what the narrator does to get what he wants. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The First Flag" by Barbara Radner

For Students 4th - 6th
The folk tale that a woman named Betsy Ross was the creator is still popular among Americans. In this short story, the possible events of Betsy Ross' creation of the first American flag are narrated from the perspective of a fellow...
Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Point of View

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From the University of Victoria's writing tutorial site, this section provides a multiple-paragraph discussion of point of view.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Story Structure Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with analyzing story structures. Reinforcement for story structures is provided through the two PowerPoint lessons, three quizzes, and four different worksheets.
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Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Compare Characters' Point of View

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Defines and explains how to show how different characters think and feel.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Point of View Worksheets

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
The learning module provides numerous drills via worksheet and video lesson links that cover different grade bands and text levels. Each exercise includes excerpts from famous works of literature and famous authors.
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Other

University of North Carolina: Glossary of Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is provided for by the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Over forty literary terms defined by college students, each with thorough examples.

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