Curated OER
An Adaptation of Microbe Hunters
Students dramatize a two act play in which scene one depicts the story of Lazzaro Spallanzani and the second act deal with Louis Pasteur and his refutation of spontaneous generation.
Curated OER
Neat Feet
Students view a video and discuss different kinds of feet found in the animal kingdom. They make prints using paint, rubber stamps and their own feet and then measure and compare the tracks.
Curated OER
Jingles Sell
Students explore the different persuasive techniques used in commercial and print advertisements. Students then analyze a variety of print ads and discuss the effects of a country's political, economic, and social climates on its...
Curated OER
Oral History
Students explore cultural diversity, the difficulties of immigration, and lost cultures. They study historical events such as the Holocaust.
Curated OER
Oral History
Young scholars create oral histories. In this oral history lesson, students prepare for and conduct interviews with Holocaust survivors, liberators, or rescuers. Young scholars study the provided procedure for the interview and present...
Other
Ksu: Point of View: First Person Narrator
This tutorial surveys the uses and limitations of first-person narration in literature. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9
Sophia Learning
Sophia: First Person Point of View
This lesson introduces the first person point of view.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze Point of View in Literary Texts/fiction
This lesson focuses on identifying points of view and recognizing points of view in literature.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understanding Literary Text: Point of View and Tone
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students about point of view and tone in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Reviewing Point of View and Tone, Unreliable Narrators, Third-Person...
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides Strategies: Reading Fiction: Narrator and Character Types
A clear explanation of the various types of narrators in fiction, as well as some questions a reader can ask to determine narrator type and make other analyses about a piece of literature.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Craft and Structure: Point of View
This learning module focuses on the types of point of view, how the point of view impacts the description of events, and the impact of the types of narrators. It provides an example with an explanation and a practice activity with...
TES Global
Blendspace: Point of View
A fifteen-part learning module with links to images, web sites, videos, and texts about first and third person point of view.
Other
How the Language Really Works: Novels and Stories
This brief article explains perspective, types of narrators, and the elements of fiction.
Other
Meeting Characters in Literature: Point of View
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...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Literature: Exploring Point of View
Use these brief explanations to help you determine the narrator and point of view in any piece of literature. W.11-12.3a Narratives
Read Works
Read Works: Point of View Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students first and third person point of view and the differences between them. Lessons are based on the books White Socks Only by Evelyn Coleman, Where...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Story Structure Activities
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.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 5: Faulkner's the Sound and the Fury: April Eighth, 1928
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 5: Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: April Eighth, 1928: Narrating from an 'Ordered Place'?. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 4: Faulkner's the Sound and the Fury
For this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 4: Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Narration, Voice, and the Compson Family's New System. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab....
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Saul Bellow
A detailed biography of Bellow's (1915-2005 CE) life, this site includes quotations from his work, and an extensive bibliography.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Teaching Point of View
This teaching module provides a way to help students identify the point of view in a text. Essential point of view definitions and worksheets are provided. A multi-slide PowerPoint presentation is included that provides graphic...
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Reading Literature: Craft and Structure: Point of View
This learning module focuses on point of view including the speaker or narrator, first and third person, perspective, and the thoughts and feeling of the speaker. It offers a model story with explanation and a practice story with questions.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Point of View
From the University of Victoria's writing tutorial site, this section provides a multiple-paragraph discussion of point of view.
Quia
Quia: Point of View Quiz
Read each statement and determine whether it shows first or third person point of view in this ten-question quiz.