Classroom Resource

Point of View

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

4

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.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.17

Identify the narrator’s point of view in a literary text and explain how it differs from a character’s perspective.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.4.17

Vocabulary

  • Narrator
  • Point of view
  • Literary text
  • Perspective

Knowledge

Students know:
  • A narrator is the speaker who is telling the story.
  • Different characters in a story can have different perspectives, or viewpoints.

Skills

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.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Narrators and characters can have different points of view and perspectives within the same story.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.18

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.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.4.18

Vocabulary

  • Point of view
  • Narrative
  • Narrator
  • Character

Knowledge

Students know:
  • A narrative is a story that is told either by a narrator or a character in the story.

Skills

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.

Understanding

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.
Link to Resource
https://www.roomrecess.com/Lessons/PointOfView/Video.html

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

Room Recess
Accessibility
License

License Type

Public Domain

Comments or Notes

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