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The Power of Point of View Unit PlanThe Power of Point of View Unit Plan
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Santa Ana Unified School District
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The Power of Point of View

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Sometimes a whole story can change based on the perspective of the person telling it. Practice identifying and analyzing point of view in various reading passages and writing assignments with a language arts packet, complete with Common Core standards alignment and essential questions to guide your teaching.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

first-person point of view, point of view, third-person point of view, plot development, argumentative writing, persuasive arguments

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use parts of the packet as they connect to your language arts curriculum, or use the unit as a whole
  • Send home the extension activities for extra practice
  • Bring the reading activities to a literacy center or language arts assessment

Classroom Considerations

  • Unit is organized by skill and text in a 15-day schedule; use it the way it is presented, or change the order based on your instruction schedule
  • Designed for seventh grade, but works well in an eighth grade or even high school classroom

Pros

  • Unit is thorough and comprehensive for any middle school classroom
  • Prompts critical thinking and literary analysis in different genres
  • Comes with all necessary worksheets and texts within the packet

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.7.2 RL.7.6 RI.7.1 RI.7.4 RI.7.6 RI.7.8 RI.7.9 W.7.1.a W.7.3.a W.7.8 SL.7.1.a SL.7.4 L.7.1.a L.7.2.a L.7.4.a

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