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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Fracturing Tales Through Titles

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Young scholars read The Wolf Who Cried Boy by Bob Hartman and then write their own fractured fairy tales using first-person point of view and dialogue. Teacher and student instructions are provided along with student writing samples, an...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Three Voice Important Book Passages

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
A lesson plan made for students to write from various perspectives regarding the same topic. The mentor text entitled The Important Book is used, as students become more familiar with voice, point of view, persuasive techniques and the...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Your Glorious Gene Pool

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read the books like I Am the Dog. I Am the Cat by Donald Hall and Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman and read the lyrics while listening to the song "Shallow End of the Gene Pool" by the Austin Lounge Lizards. Then students learn...
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Power of Points of View

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students use alternate points of view to demonstrate their understanding of the Revolutionary War by writing one piece from the point of view of a Patriot, and another piece from the point of view of a Loyalist.
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Website
Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre

For Students 9th - 10th
A portal to biographical information and essays related to Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) and her novel "Jane Eyre," including information about social and political history, characterization, themes, genre, setting, imagery, and more.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Reading Literature: Craft and Structure: Point of View

For Students 6th Standards
This learning module focuses on point of view including the speaker or narrator, first and third person, perspective, and the thoughts and feeling of the speaker. It offers a model story with explanation and a practice story with questions.
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Handout
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Compare Points of View

For Students 1st - 5th Standards
Read the passages to examine how to compare different points of view then practice on your own.
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Handout
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading: Informational Text: Evaluate Arguments and Claims

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
This article will help you evaluate informational text to determine whether an author's argument is supported by evidence or not. Click on Model to see a model with explanations and then click on Practice.
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Graphic
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Contrast Points of View [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
A graphic organizer is provided for students to use as they analyze arguments. Students will find a guiding question to answer after they complete this graphic organizer.
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Handout
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Lesson C: Identify Point of View

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Discover information about characters and their thoughts and feelings in a story. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6
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Handout
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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Handout
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Compare Points of View Narrator

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Read a passage from a story to determine who is the narrator and what is the narrator's point of view. An additional practice exercise is available. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading: Informational Text: Author Point of View

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Learn four questions you can ask while reading an informational text to determine the author's point of view. Includes practice worksheet.
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Handout
Other

Meeting Characters in Literature: Point of View

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A very clear explanation of narrator and point of view in literature. Because of the structure of the page and the use of highlighting, upper elementary students should be able to use this to help them understand the concepts, as well as...
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Activity
Other

Storyarts: The on Line Writing Workshop

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Storyarts is a free online writing workshop that includes not only assignments, but also publication of writings to other e-mail subscribers through its Storyarts Listserv. Samples of published works are included.
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Craft and Structure: Point of View

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This learning module focuses on the types of point of view, how the point of view impacts the description of events, and the impact of the types of narrators. It provides an example with an explanation and a practice activity with...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Style Choices of Hemingway and Hawthorne

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson plan which helps students understand the impact of the literary element of style on a piece of writing. Students read and analyze the works of Ernest Hemingway and Nathaniel Hawthorne. L.11-12.3 Language Functions/Style,...
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Elements of Literature: Rags to Riches

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Answer the 15 questions in this game about literary elements for the prize of fame and fortune. Java is required.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Rags to Riches: Literary Elements

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Show off your knowledge of literary elements by playing this game. Just answer 15 questions correctly, and be the big winner.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Reading Strategies: Identify Author's Viewpoint

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This reading resource discusses the strategy of identifying an author's viewpoint. A list of guiding questions is provided to help students as they analyze the author's viewpoint.
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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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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Stream of Consciousness

For Students 9th - 10th
A good definition of stream of consciousness. Includes links to related topics and references to literature and authors who utilize stream of consciousness in their writing.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: General Literary Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Victoria's Writer's Guide includes an extensive list of literary and rhetorical terms. List can be displayed alphabetically.
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Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizers [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
This learning module contains postable questions to show when students will compare and contast content and points of view.