Introduction to Point of View

1 day

Objective(s):
Students will be able to identify and define the different types of point of view.
Students will be able to explain the impact of point of view on a story.

Essential Questions:
What is point of view?
How does point of view impact a story?

Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6 – Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and
style of a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.6 – Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.6 – Compare and contrast the point of view from which different
stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.6 – Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences
how events are described.

Resources:
 “Intro to POV” PowerPoint
 Copies of “Intro to POV Guided Notes” sheet
 Copies of Point of View Worksheet
 Highlighters
 Postcards

Learning Experiences:
 Hook (7-10 min)
a. Do Now: Take everything off your desk except for a pencil and a highlighter.
b. First two slides of PowerPoint – images of optical illusions. Teacher walks
students through how they can see two different images in one (connects with the
idea of perception and therefore point of view).
 Instruction (10-15 min)
a. PowerPoint on Introduction to POV. Students fill out the guided notes sheet.
 Activity (20 min)
a. Students will fill out a worksheet where they will read passages, determine the
point of view for each, and explain why it is that point of view. They can work
with a partner if they would like. Then, we will go over the worksheet as a class.
 Closing (5 min)
a. Questioning recap: ask a few questions so they can recall what they learned.
i. What is point of view? Five types of point of view? Differences between
third person objective/limited/omniscient?
ii. How does point of view impact a story? (you see the story from a certain
perspective, may lack information, may have all information)
Assessment:
Each student gets a postcard. They write the point of view that they are most comfortable with
and the point of view that they are most struggling with. Collect postcards.