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Determining Author's Point of View: The Sneeches

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Determine the author's point of view in a text. Young readers read Dr. Seuss' The Sneeches and identify the author's purpose in the story. They identify persuasive techniques in writing, asking and answering questions to better comprehend the text. As homework, they write about a propaganda technique they found. Two handouts are included.

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asking questions, answering questions, author's perspective, authors, author's purpose, key details, details, fact and opinion, opinions, Persuasive Writing, persuasion, persuasive arguments, fiction, literature, text types, dr. seuss, children's literature
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author's purpose, dr. seuss activity, fact, opinion, Persuasive Writing, types of text, ask and answer questions, author's perspective, literature, key details, message, fiction, english language arts
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Resource Details
Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Discussion