ALEX Learning Activity

  

First and Third-Person Point of View Introduction

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  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Pamela Otto
System:Houston County
School:Ashford Elementary School
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2850
Title:
First and Third-Person Point of View Introduction
Digital Tool/Resource:
Understanding Point of View: First Person and Third Person by by Waterford.org
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

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.
  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
28. Identify the narration of a literary text as first person or third person.
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
28.
  • Identify
  • Narration
  • Literary text
  • First person
  • Third person
Knowledge:
28. Students know:
  • Literary text can be narrated from a first person or third person point of view.
  • Pronouns used by the author can indicate the narrator's point of view.
Skills:
28. Students are able to:
  • Identify the narration of a literary text as first person or third person.
Understanding:
28. Students understand that:
  • 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.
Learning Objectives:

The students will be able to identify the narration of a literary text as first person or third person. 
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
Before/Engage
Activity:

1. The teacher will show the video: Understanding Point of View: First Person and Third Person by Waterford.org. The teacher will draw the students' attention to the pronouns I, my, and me as clues that the narrator is telling the story from the First-Person point of view. The teacher will also draw the students' attention to the pronouns she, they, and he as clues that the narrator is telling the story from the Third-Person point of view.

2. The teacher will post an anchor chart as a helpful reminder.

3. The teacher will tell the students they are going to watch a video of two different versions of the story of the Three Little Pigs. While listening to the stories, the students will need to closely listen for first and third-person pronouns as clues to the narration of the text. The students will create a T-Chart for each story and label one side First-Person and the other side Third-Person. While listening to the story, if they hear a first-person pronoun, they should write it down on the correct side of the T-Chart. If they hear a third-person pronoun, they should write that pronoun down on the third-person side. 

4. Play the video of the original story of the Three Little Pigs. 

5. Play the video of  The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.

6. Compare the differences in T-Charts and ask students to identify the narration of each story. 
Assessment Strategies:

The teacher will observe each student's participation in the lesson individually or with partners. The teacher should take anecdotal notes as the activity moves through each section. 

The T-Charts will be used for the assessment. 
Advanced Preparation:

  • The teacher will need a clipboard with paper to take anecdotal notes.

  • The teacher will want to preview the video before the lesson. 

  • The teacher will need chart paper and markers.

  • Have the students sit next to their partners.

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Notes or Recommendations (optional):

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  Keywords and Search Tags  
Keywords and Search Tags: fiction, first person, literary text, point of view, third person