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Handout
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 1 Reading: Literature: Describe a Setting

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Do you know how to find the setting of a story? Learn how to find the when and where a story took place on this site.
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Handout
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 1 Reading: Literature: Retell Events

For Students 3rd - 7th Standards
Retelling a story shows a student's comprehension. Use this site to test your knowledge of how to retell events that happen in a story.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Structure Within a Story

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Learn why structure is important when organizing a story then read an excerpt from the story "Three over Four" to practice how structure helps to develop the story's theme, setting, and plot.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Identify Author's Point of View

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Learn the techniques an author uses to share his or her point of view on a subject then practice identifying an author's purpose on your own.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mc Graw Hill: Part 2 Reading: Informational Text: Author Point of View

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Learn four questions you can ask while reading an informational text to determine the author's point of view. Includes practice worksheet.
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Handout
Other

Meeting Characters in Literature: Point of View

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A very clear explanation of narrator and point of view in literature. Because of the structure of the page and the use of highlighting, upper elementary students should be able to use this to help them understand the concepts, as well as...
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Graphic
Other

Mesa Public Schools: Author's Point of View [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Chart defines the three different points of view authors can use to express their ideas.
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Handout
Other

Kid Bibs: Effective Use of Textbook Features

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Here, parents and teachers can find tips for helping young readers understand the expository writing found in textbooks.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Grammar and Literature Through Digital Storytelling

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson students create digital stories in cooperative groups using multimedia tools to demonstrate comprehension of the elements of grammar, literature, and technology introduced in the lesson. Students become actively involved...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: The Big Bad Wolf: Analyzing Point of View in Texts

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson, students will research a fairy tale and analyze it based on the point of view. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Elements of Literature: Rags to Riches

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Answer the 15 questions in this game about literary elements for the prize of fame and fortune. Java is required.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Rags to Riches: Literary Elements

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Show off your knowledge of literary elements by playing this game. Just answer 15 questions correctly, and be the big winner.
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Handout
Other

Georgia Perimeter: Choosing and Writing for an Audience

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource goes extensively into the importance of establishing an audience when writing. It also defines types, how to choose, and how to write for an audience.
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Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Reading Strategies: Identify Author's Viewpoint

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This reading resource discusses the strategy of identifying an author's viewpoint. A list of guiding questions is provided to help students as they analyze the author's viewpoint.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Point of View

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From the University of Victoria's writing tutorial site, this section provides a multiple-paragraph discussion of point of view.
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Article
International Reading Association

Reading Online: Content Area Literacy Lessons Go High Tech

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Research and ideas about the use of technology to aid in reaching content area literacy goals.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Narrator Chart [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides an overview of the importance of a narrator in a text and some brief exercises for analysis. Helps students learn more about the role of the narrator in literature, his/her voice, and influence on other characters and events.
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Graphic
Other

Concepts and Practices for Writing Courses: Interpreting Literature

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This tutorial surveys the way readers should interpret literature or text in symbols, syntax, meaning, and the like. The article features a Literary Toolkit for Analyzing Literature.
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Story Structure Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
This learning module provides remediation and extra practice with analyzing story structures. Reinforcement for story structures is provided through the two PowerPoint lessons, three quizzes, and four different worksheets.
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Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Point of View Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This learning module provides assorted activities for teaching and reviewing the concept of point of view with students. The following activities are provided: point of view comic strip; point of view flash cards; point of view practice...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Reading Reflections

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
An exercise consisting of three reflective questions that students respond to after completing an assigned reading in any curriculum area. The task promotes skills in critical thinking and self-assessment.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Jumping Bodies

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about a boy named Charles who has the ability to switch bodies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unknown Type
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Author's Purpose: Reading Test 2

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
A ten-question quiz on identifying whether an author's purpose is to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader. Students are asked to type an explanation for each answer. Results can be printed, saved, or emailed.
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Unknown Type
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Author's Purpose: Reading Test 3

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
A ten-question quiz on identifying whether an author's purpose is to persuade, inform, or entertain the reader. Students are asked to type an explanation for each answer. Results can be printed, saved, or emailed.