First and Third-Person Point of View Lesson

The following activity is an interactive presentation that will dig deeper into the first and third-person points of view. The presentation will break down which words to look for to figure out the point of view in a reading. 

1. Open the Interactive Presentation for First and Third-Person Point of View Google Slide
2. Explain to students that in a fiction/literary text there are different ways a narrator may influence or impact the story (slides 2 & 3).
3. The students will watch a short movie clip and the students will discuss with partners if they think a narrator or character told that portion of the movie clip and what effect that point of view has on the viewer (slide 3).
4. Explain to students First Person Point of View (slides 5 & 6).
5. Pronoun Race First-Person POV (slide 7): Multiple Options: (1) As a whole group or small group have the students volunteer to drag the first-person point of view pronouns into the green box. (2) Have students work in pairs and write down the first-person pronouns on a whiteboard or paper and share as a class. (3) Share the slides with all students and have them individually drag the words to the green box. 
6. First-Person POV passage activity (slide 8): Multiple Options: (1) As a whole group or small group have the students volunteer to drag the red arrows to parts of the passage that are either the first person pronoun, or character's thoughts, or the character's emotion. (2) Have students work in pairs and write down their answers on a whiteboard or paper and share as a class. (3) Share the slides with all students and have them individually drag the arrows to the correct areas.  
7. First-Person POV through poetry/song (slide 9):  Multiple Options: (1) As a whole group or small group have the students volunteer to highlight first-person point of view pronouns, thoughts, and emotions. (2) Have students work in pairs and write down the first-person point of view pronouns, thoughts, and emotions on a whiteboard or paper and share as a class. (3) Share the slides with all students and have them individually highlight the first person point of view pronouns, thoughts, and emotions. 
8. Explain to students Third Person Point of View (slides 10-12, 14, 16, 18).
9. Pronoun Race Third-Person POV (slide 13): Multiple Options: (1) As a whole group or small group have the students volunteer to drag the third-person point of view pronouns into the green box. (2) Have students work in pairs and write down the third-person pronouns on a whiteboard or paper and share as a class. (3) Share the slides with all students and have them individually drag the words to the green box. 
10. Third Person POV passage activity (slides 15, 17, 19): Multiple Options: (1) As a whole group or small group have the students volunteer to drag the red arrows to parts of the passage that are either the third person pronoun, character's thoughts, character's name, or the character's emotion. (2) Have students work in pairs and write down their answers on a whiteboard or paper and share as a class. (3) Share the slides with all students and have them individually drag the arrows to the correct areas.  
11. Third Person POV through poetry/song (slide 20): Multiple Options: (1) As a whole group or small group have the students volunteer to highlight third-person point of view pronouns, thoughts, and emotions. (2) Have students work in pairs and write down the third person point of view pronouns, thoughts, and emotions on a whiteboard or paper and share as a class. (3) Share the slides with all students and have them individually highlight the third person point of view pronouns, thoughts, and emotions.