Point of View
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5 lessons · 9 leveled passages · pre- and post-assessment
Tell whether a story is told in first or third person, even when a speaker says “I”.
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What's inside
- Teacher guide: unit at a glance, measured levels, grouping
- Pre- and post-assessment in parallel forms + class tracker
- Illustrated anchor chart: first person and third person
- 5 lesson plans in gradual release (I do, we do, you do)
- 9 original story passages at Levels A, B and C, readability printed
- Sort, who-tells-it table, two-narrator compare page
- 24 task cards + exit tickets for Lessons 1-4
- 3 small-group reteach cards and every answer key
Lessons at a glance
| When | Focus | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Before | Pre-assessment, Form A (about 15 minutes) | 4-5 |
| Lesson 1 | Who is telling the story? I can tell whether a story is told in first person (a character in the story) or third person (a narrator outside it), even when a speaker says I. | 7-13 |
| Lesson 2 | The narrator is not the author I can tell who is telling a story: a character in it, the author (in a true story about the author's own life) or a narrator outside it. | 14-17 |
| Lesson 3 | What can the narrator know? I can decide whether a first-person narrator could know something, from what the narrator saw, heard, thought or was told. | 18-21 |
| Lesson 4 | Two narrators, one event I can explain how two narrators tell the same event differently because of what each one sees, knows and feels. | 22-26 |
| Lesson 5 | Show what you know: my view and theirs I can find who tells a story, what the narrator could know and how the narrator feels, and compare it with my own point of view. | 27-31 |
| Review | 24 task cards + recording sheet (centers or small groups) | 32-35 |
| After | Post-assessment, Form B; compare on the tracker | 36-37 |
| Any day | Reteach cards for small groups | 38-39 |
Passages and levels
| Passage | Used in | Level | Grade (FK) | Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bean Race | Lesson 1 (guided) | Level A, third | 2.9 | 163 |
| Grandpa's Rowboat | Lesson 1 (on your own) | Level B, first | 3.9 | 206 |
| Pepper, the Barn Cat | Lesson 2 (guided) | Level A, first | 2.9 | 152 |
| The Night the Lights Went Out | Lesson 3 | Level B, first | 4.3 | 202 |
| The Night of the Play: Priya's Story | Lesson 4 (Priya) | Level C, first | 5.5 | 251 |
| The Night of the Play: Sam's Story | Lesson 4 (Sam) | Level C, first | 5.6 | 259 |
| The Rained-Out Game | Lesson 5 | Level A, first | 2.7 | 152 |
| The Rained-Out Game | Lesson 5 | Level B, first | 4.4 | 210 |
| The Rained-Out Game | Lesson 5 | Level C, first | 5.5 | 256 |
Standards
Common Core codes and wording as printed in the unit.
- RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
- RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
- RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Ontario Language (2023): direct matches
- C1.6 (Grade 3, 4, 5). Grade 3 wording: identify the narrator's point of view, including first person or third person, in a variety of texts
- D2.4 (Grade 3, 4, 5). Grade 3 wording: identify the point of view, including first person or third person, used in their texts