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ALEX Lesson Plans  
   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) -2 :
R4. Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically for research and writing, both individually and collaboratively.
[ELA2021] (3) 28 :
28. Identify the narration of a literary text as first person or third person.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: What Is the View?
Description:

This lesson is a third-grade English Language Arts lesson that focuses on first, second, and third-person points of view. The students will watch a two-minute video describing the three points of view. During the video, the teacher will stop the video for students to take notes. Then, the teacher and students will use Shel Silverstein’s “Boa Constrictor," Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are, and Adam Rubin’s Secret Pizza Party and determine the point of view of each. Next, students will partner up and create three separate comic strips on MakeBeliefsComix.com. The students will use one point of view per comic strip.  Lastly, students will present their comic strips to the class.



   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 33 :
33. Write personal or fictional narratives with a logical plot (sequence of events), characters, transitions, and a sense of closure.
[ELA2021] (3) 28 :
28. Identify the narration of a literary text as first person or third person.
[ELA2021] (3) -3 :
R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.
[ELA2021] (3) -3 :
R3. Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: The Other Side of the Fence: Point of View at the Zoo
Description:

This third-grade English Language Arts project lesson is focused on point of view using the zoo as a theme. The lesson includes a zoo field trip or virtual zoo field trip, class discussions, a mini scrapbook point-of-view project, and a short presentation to the class. This lesson could be modified for upper or lower grade levels.



ALEX Learning Activities  
   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 28 :
28. Identify the narration of a literary text as first person or third person.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: First and Third-Person Point of View Introduction
Description:

The teacher will show a video to introduce students to first-person and third-person points of view. The video will help students identify what perspective a story is being told using the help of pronouns.  Then the students will identify first-person and third-person narration with the help of pronouns in two similar stories and record them on a point of view T-Chart. An anchor chart is included with this activity. 

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.



   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 28 :
28. Identify the narration of a literary text as first person or third person.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: First and Third-Person Point of View Lesson
Description:

The teacher will use the attached Interactive Google Slide Presentation to introduce and explain to students the difference between the first and third-person points of view in literary texts. Within the Google Slide, there are examples of narrator vs. character point of view with the use of movie clips to introduce the topic. The Google Slides explain both points of view and allow for interactive practice as a whole group or small group to discuss the differences between the first and third-person points of view.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.



   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 28 :
28. Identify the narration of a literary text as first person or third person.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: First and Third-Person Point of View Activity
Description:

The teacher will use the attached Interactive Google Slide Presentation to assess if the students know the difference between the first and third-person points of view in literary texts.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.



   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (4) 17 :
17. Identify the narrator's point of view in a literary text and explain how it differs from a character's perspective.

a. Explain the difference between first person and third person narration, including omniscient and third person limited.

b. State an opinion of the author's use of narration, supporting reasoning with examples from the text.
[ELA2021] (3) 28 :
28. Identify the narration of a literary text as first person or third person.
Subject: English Language Arts (3 - 4)
Title: Introduction to Narrator's Point of View
Description:

The teacher will show a video that provides entertaining examples of first- and third-person point of view, then lead a discussion about the differences between these two narration styles.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Gap Project.



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ALEX Classroom Resources  
   View Standards     Standard(s): [ELA2021] (3) 28 :
28. Identify the narration of a literary text as first person or third person.
Subject: English Language Arts (3)
Title: Introduction to Reading Skills: Narrator's Point of View
URL: https://youtu.be/_AnYSohfjAg
Description:

This quick animation provides a fun and engaging introduction to the narrator's point of view. Students are introduced to the first person and third-person perspectives.


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