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Point of View

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Title:

 Point of View

URL:

 https://www.roomrecess.com/Lessons/PointOfView/Video.html

Content Source:

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Room Recess
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

Most stories are written from a point of view of either a narrator outside of the story or a character in the story. A story’s point of view is all about who is telling the story or whose thoughts we are reading about. In this classroom resource, the students will learn how to identify two different types of points of view, first-person point of view and third-person point of view by watching an instructional video.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
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.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
17.
  • Narrator
  • Point of view
  • Literary text
  • Perspective
17a.
  • First person narration
  • Third person narration
  • Third person limited
  • Omniscient
17b..
  • Opinion
  • Narration
  • Reasoning
    Knowledge:
    17. Students know:
    • A narrator is the speaker who is telling the story.
    • Different characters in a story can have different perspectives, or viewpoints.
    17a.
    • The features of different narration styles, including first person, third person omniscient, and third person limited.
    • Pronouns used by the author can indicate the narrator's point of view.
    17b..
    • An author chooses a narration style for a particular purpose and to convey specific meaning.
      Skills:
      17. Students are able to:
      • Identify the narrator's point of view in a literary text.
      • Explain how the narrator's point of view is different from a character's perspective.
      17a.
      • Explain how first person, third person, omniscient and third person limited narration styles differ in literary texts.
      17b..
      • Identify the author's use of narration.
      • Form and state a personal opinion about the author's use of narration.
      • Support their opinion with evidence from the text.
        Understanding:
        17. Students understand that:
        • Narrators and characters can have different points of view and perspectives within the same story.
        17a.
        • In first person narration the narrator is a character in the story and is telling the story from their perspective. The pronouns I, me, we, or us are often used.
        • In third person narration, the narrator is not part of the story and the characters never acknowledge the narrator's presence. The pronouns he, she, it, or they are often used.
        • Third person narration can be limited or omniscient.
        • An third person omniscient narrator is all-seeing and all-knowing and can tell the story from multiple characters' perspectives, while a third person limited narrator tells the story from only one character's perspective.
        17b..
        • Although an authors chose to use a specific style of narration, that does not mean it was the best or only choice.
        • They can form opinions about authors' literary choices and provide examples from the text to support their opinion.
        English Language Arts
        ELA2021 (2021)
        Grade: 4
        18. Identify the point of view in a narrative and describe how the narrative would be different if told from the perspective of a different character or narrator.

        a. Compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same event or topic, describing the differences in focus and the information provided.

        b. Compare the perspectives of different characters within a text.
        Unpacked Content
        Teacher Vocabulary:
        18.
        • Point of view
        • Narrative
        • Narrator
        • Character
        18a.
        • Compare
        • Contrast
        • Firsthand accounts
        • Secondhand accounts
        • Event
        • Topic
        • Focus
        18b.
        • Perspective
        Knowledge:
        18. Students know:
        • A narrative is a story that is told either by a narrator or a character in the story.
        18a.
        • Compare means tell how things are alike or similar, and contrast means tell how things are different.
        • A firsthand account can be told by someone who was personally present at the event or has personal experience with the topic.
        • A secondhand account can be told by someone who received information about an event or topic from someone with firsthand experience.
        18b.
        • Characters in a text will have different perspectives, views, and opinions.
        Skills:
        18. Students are able to:
        • Identify the point of view in a narrative.
        • Describe how a narrative would be different if told from the perspective of a different character or narrator.
        18a.
        • Compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same event or topic.
        • Describe the differences in focus and the information provided in firsthand and secondhand accounts.
        18b.
        • Compare the perspectives of different characters within a text.
        Understanding:
        18. Students understand that:
        • Narratives can be told from different points of view that offer different perspectives.
        • A story will change if it is told by a different character or narrator.
        18a.
        • Information a reader gets in a text is impacted by the source of the information.
        18b.
        • The perspective of characters in a text are often different.
        Tags: compare, firstperson, literary text, narrator, point of view, story, thirdperson
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