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Worksheet
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Creativity Worksheet

For Students 7th - 9th
In this controversial issue worksheet, students read an article about a controversial issue, then rewrite it from the opponents point of view.
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Interactive
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The Third Person S Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this third person worksheet, students read the sentences and complete them with the correct word from the brackets to complete the 15 sentences.
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Lesson Plan
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Point of View in Number the Stars

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this reading worksheet, students discuss the third person point of view in Lois Lowry's novel Number the Stars. Students write their own version of one of 7 events from the point of view of the character given.
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Worksheet
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Fact and Opinion

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students identify and describe the difference between a fact and an opinion. They place the cut-up words from the house ad in the correct column to indicate if they are fact or opinion.
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Lesson Plan
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Perspectives in Writing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students consider various perspectives in writing and write a short story. They view a painting and discuss its theme and the idea of personification as perspective. Choosing three different viewpoints, they write a story about the...
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Writing in Different Viewpoints

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the point of view of a selected classic short story. They take notes while reading the story, select a character, and rewrite the story from a different viewpoint.
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Lesson Plan
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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury - Chapter 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars compare and contrast narrative speakers in Faulkner's novel, The Sound and the Fury. They discuss Jason as a representation of the Compson's changing family structure. Students describe Faulkner's South in the context of...
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The WPA, Zora Neale Hurston, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read Zora Neale Hurston's essay "Turpentine" and analyze the document using the Document Analysis Worksheet. They determine the author's purpose and point of view and their effects on the text.
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Lesson Plan
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Point of View: Accounts of Former Slaveholders

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the housing and living conditions of slaves. They discuss the concerns of slaveholders concerning the health and well-being of their slaves. They analyze the importance of religion to the slaves as well.
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Lesson Plan
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Tools of the Historian: Frame of Reference

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners discuss the term point of reference and describe their own point of view. They compare the relationship between sources and the historical context. They identify examples of how point of reference can affect one's interpretation.
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Lesson Plan
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A View of Yourself Through Famous Writers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research famous quotes and discover one that describes themselves. They consider topics such as family and hobbies that will help others understand them. They present their information to the class.
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Lesson Plan
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Korea's Involvement in World War II Whose Point of View?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research different points of view concerning Korea's involvement in World War II.
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Lesson Plan
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Try to See It My Way

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a game to identify with other people's points of view. They complete a worksheet about minefields and locate them on a map. They work together in groups to identify why the landmines were placed where they were.
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Lesson Plan
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Nicotine Why is it so hard to quit smoking?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interview both smokers and nonsmokers to get their point of view on the topic. They prepare bar graphs based on the data accumulated by the class during the interviews.
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Camera Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars focus on different ways director and cinematographers use the camera to convey meaning, setting, tone, point of view, personal style, as well as telling a story.
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Determining Point of View

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars examine web sites to determine point of view and bias in information sources. They determine the usefulness of information based on these biases or limitations.
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Lesson Plan
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Heeeeeere's Pea O'Vee!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders assume the roles of characters in familiar fairy tales and participate in a panel discussion using a talk show format.
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Official Statements

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students research the viewpoints of famous Americans, and then write commencement speeches reflecting these viewpoints to be delivered to high school graduates of today.
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Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat"

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will examine the relationship of man and nature as portrayed in "The Open Boat," based on Crane's suffering from a shipwreck on The Commodore in which he spent thirty hours on a small boat at sea before being...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "Lamb to the Slaughter" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a two-page study guide for "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl. It focuses on characters. point of view, exposition, theme, tone, and comprehension.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rhinoceros Release

For Students 9th - 10th
In this segment from Nature, Rangers release the Black rhino to a new location in Southern Africa where rhinos are previously endangered.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Studying Elephants

For Students 9th - 10th
A photographer trails elephants in Kenya in this video segment from Africa. [7:52]
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Adventures of a Penny by Mrs. Perring

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Adventures of a Penny by Mrs. Perring (1865), a fictional account of the life of a penny as told by the penny itself.
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Graphic
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Nonfict Readers Analyze Structure/views[pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This graphic organizer contains questions for students as they analyze any nonfiction text. Students will read closely to determine the text's structure, viewpoint, and tone. This graphic organizer is a copyrighted material that may be...