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Point of View

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The point of view in a story can dramatically change the story itself. Focus on finding the points of view in various reading passages with a language arts packet, which includes fiction and nonfiction text.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

point of view, author's perspective, first-person point of view, third-person point of view, the pledge of allegiance

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Send some of the activities home in a language arts homework packet for extra practice
  • Use the exercises in a literacy center with small groups

Classroom Considerations

  •  Some activities do work on their own without additional stories

Pros

  • Encourages critical thinking and close reading
  • Offers an array of reading comprehension and literary analysis exercises

Cons

  • You'll need to find the stories for each activity, as they are not available within the resource

Common Core

RL.2.1 RL.2.3 RL.3.1 RL.3.3 RL.4.1 RL.4.3 RL.5.1 RL.5.3 RI.2.1 RI.2.3 RI.3.1 RI.3.3 RI.4.1 RI.4.3 RI.5.1 RI.5.3

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