ALEX Learning Activity

  

First and Third-Person Point of View Activity

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  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Pamela Otto
System:Houston County
School:Ashford Elementary School
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2851
Title:
First and Third-Person Point of View Activity
Digital Tool/Resource:
Interactive Presentation for First and Third-Person Point of View Google Slide Activity
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

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.
  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 identify the first and third-person points of view in a literary text. 
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
After/Explain/Elaborate
Activity:

  1. The teacher will provide each student with a copy of the Google slide presentation.

  2. Students will read the first person point of view short passage and then highlight pronouns, thoughts, and emotions that demonstrate that the passage is written in the first person. 

  3. Students will read the third person point of view short passage and then highlight pronouns, thoughts, and emotions that demonstrate that the passage is written in the third person. 

  4. Students will turn in the assignment for the teacher to check for understanding.
Assessment Strategies:

The teacher will review each student's answers and verify if the students correctly identified first and third-person points of view. 
Advanced Preparation:

  • Read through each passage and create your own answer sheet.

  • Share the slides with students ahead of time.
Variation Tips (optional):

  • If the internet is down, the teacher can print out the slides.

  • The teacher could put students into partners to complete the assignment. 

  • The teacher could read the passages out loud.
Notes or Recommendations (optional):

This learning activity can be used with the following activities:

First and Third-Person Point of View Introduction 

First and Third-Person Point of View Lesson
  Keywords and Search Tags  
Keywords and Search Tags: fiction, first person, literary text, point of view, third person