Curated OER
Elements of Fiction
The metaphor of a pot of soup and a series of colorful templates remind young writers of the elements that make for a rich story. Pepper the plot with carrot/character, potato/point of view, corn/conflict, tomato/theme, and season with...
Syracuse City School District
Literary Elements
Address the literary elements in a piece of writing using these materials. The packet includes plenty of resources, and focuses mainly on theme, character, and point of view, with some materials for setting, symbolism, and author's...
National Endowment for the Arts
Reader Resources: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A handy guide offers high schoolers support as they read the American novel, The Great Gatsby. Complete with a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, a timeline of the Roaring Twenties, discussion questions about the novel, and more, this...
Curated OER
Stephen Crane: The Open Boat
Students explore the genre of American literary naturalism by reading,"The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. They examine the relationship of man and nature through analysis of the characters, narration and descriptive vocabulary.
Teachers.net
Point of View
Work with your class on point of view by reading "The Three Little Pigs." Learners demonstrate an understanding that the point of view is determined by the author and that different points of view exist. They then read a different short...
Curated OER
Author's Day
Have your learners choose an author to study. One resource link gives a list of approved authors. Scholars read at least three works produced by that author and produce three separate book reports as well as a two-page author report....
Curated OER
Identify Narrative Perspective
In this narrative perspective worksheet, students read short passages and underline, circle or highlight whenthe narrator tells that a character's thoughts or feelings, then determine point of view.
Curated OER
Identify Narrative Perspective 3
In this point of view learning exercise, students read passages and then write the narrator's point of view and how they know it is such. Students do this for 6 passages.
Curated OER
Fairy Tales
Students explore fairy tales. In this fairy tales lesson, students analyze the main idea of a fairy tale and interpret it. Students then re-write the story from the point of view of another character or object in the story.
Curated OER
The Right Point of View
Helping students identify and apply point of view in reading and writing.
Curated OER
Laurence Yep's, Dragonwings
Students discuss vocabulary words and compare definitions. They read chapters 6-9 of the novel, Dragonwings, and discuss point of view, and complete a plot diagram. Then they review the four types of conflict and identify the conflicts...
Curated OER
Laurence Yep's Dragonwings
Students read independently the novel, "Dragonwings," by Laurence Yep and make connections between a text and the world. They summarize, paraphrase, analyze and evaluate skimming and scanning techniques when reading a novel. Each student...
Curated OER
Nibble, Nibble, Little Mouse
Students complete activities to analyze points of view in different texts. In this point of view lesson, students read Hansel and Gretel and The Magic Circle and discuss the points of view. Students choose a character from the story and...
Curated OER
Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" April Eighth, 1928: Narrating from an 'Ordered Place'?
Learners analyze the Dilsey chapter to gain an understanding of "The Sound and the Fury's" far-reaching place within a socially changing South.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understanding Literary Text: Point of View and Tone
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students about point of view and tone in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Reviewing Point of View and Tone, Unreliable Narrators, Third-Person...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Third Person Subjective Point of View
This lesson introduces third person subjective point of view. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Point of View Match
Point of view terms are included in this review "Match" game. Questions are provided for the following words: first person point of view, second person point of view, third person point of view, third person omniscient point of view,...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Point of View Flashcards
Point of view terms are included in this review exercise. Flashcards are provided for the following words: point of view, first person point of view, second person point of view, third person limited point of view, third person...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Point of View Test
Point of view terms are included in this assessment. This test assesses the following text feature terms: first person point of view, second person point of view, third person omniscient point of view, third person objective point of...
Quizlet
Quizlet: Point of View Learn
In this activity, students will type the point of view term associated with each definition or example. When given a definition or an example, students will practice identifying the following terms: first person point of view, second...
Quia
Quia: Point of View Millionaire Game
Read a short text and then determine whether it is written in first person, third person, third person limited, or third person omniscient point of view in this Rags to Riches style game.
Quia
Quia: Point of View Millionaire Game
Read a short text and then determine whether it is written in first person, third person, third person limited, or third person omniscient point of view in this Rags to Riches style game.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Point of View Definitions 4th Grade Test
A test with three multiple choice questions on first person, third person omniscient, and third person limited point of view.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Point of View Definitions 4th Grade Match
Race against the clock to match each point of view term with its definition including: first person, third person omniscient, and third person limited point of view.