INTERACTIVE

LESSON: POINTS OF
VIEW AND
CHARACTERS 
By: Logan White
OBJECTIVES &
STANDARDS  

OBJ: Students will be able to define differing points of view used in literature 

Students will be able to identify points of emphasis and links among ideas in
story telling

Standards: RL. 11-12.3 Evaluate a speakers point of view, reasoning, and use
of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas,
word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used. 

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VIDEO AND MATERIAL 

Previous Texts or stories from

semester

(Teacher note) This Lesson plan gives opportunity to explore

many different ways of presenting to hit standards. You can
use any books or texts you had the class review before or
even in my uses I reference fairy tales or childrens stories we
may all have some recollection of. You can make this more of
a solo activity with reviewing text and looking at a built
worksheet of sentences in different perspectives or tones. You https://study.com/learn/lesson/point-view-types-function-example
could build a class activity such as the cube references in the s.html#:~:text=If%20a%20character%20will%20be,narrative%20
will%20be%20third%2Dperson
lesson plan. When looking at any presented information we
.
can trim the fat and appeal to the energy or interest the
students show. Slides may show optional activities.  

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IN REFERENCE TO VIDEO 
Create Chart for Students to fill out with four labeled boxes
• Point of View
• Pronoun used
• What the character sees
• What the reader sees
Students will fill out chart as the video progresses and We can ask
• Which point of view gives the reader the most information?
• Which point of view allows the reader to hear and see characters
thoughts?
• Why do authors choose different points of view?
• Which point of view do you prefer to read? Why?
(Teacher Note) If students aren't very responsive you can talk about the
authors perspective more or your thoughts on it or have them work in groups
to be called on one by one with a response to the question

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ACTIVITY
(Optional as groups or as a class)
Write different points of view on a cube
Choose a text or story (ex Short fairytales)
Write the names of characters on the sides of the
second cube
Now students will roll the dice and retell part of
the story from that perspective and with that
character. 
EXTENSIONS

Ask students to  select a text or story

referenced in the activity and discuss
how the point of view impacted their
feelings

Compare points of view and discuss

how this is used in both fiction and
nonfiction. 
SUMMARY

We want to create a relevancy in teaching

these objectives and standards to the
students where we will first engage their
attention with the stories they already
know or enjoy, from there we can give
them the basic tools of dissecting point of
view in the video and creating that chart
to fill out. From there we can reflect
further to lead into a cube activity that
will show the importance of point of view
on characterization and story telling. This
builds on any previous stories, this builds
new information on storytelling while
giving a perfect lead in to a writing
assignment the students may have. 
 CHECK FOR
UNDERSTANDING
Pull out a sheet of paper and answer
these three questions
1. What are the advantages of using
First person perspective in writing?
2. How does perspective change how
we view characters or write about
them?
3. What was your favorite retelling you
heard today?
 REFERENCES
https://study.com/learn/lesson/point-view-types-function-examples.html#:~:text=If%20a%20charact
er%20will%20be,narrative%20will%20be%20third%2Dperson
.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/complete-guide-to-point-of-view-in-writing-definitions-and-e
xamples

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