Begin to distinguish between first and third person points of view. 0501.8.8

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1. Author's Purpose and Point of View - [22 slides] explanation and review
2. Author's Purpose and Point of View - Pre Test - ten multiple choice questions [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
3. Author's Purpose and Point of View - Post Test - ten multiple choice questions [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
4. Characters and Point of View - The point of view (how you choose to tell your story) determines the voice of your writing.
5. Critical Literacy: Point of View - lesson plan helps students look at the author's purpose and viewpoint, and also recognize gaps in the text - Extension activities include debating a fairy tale using different character viewpoints.
6. Exploring Point of View - explanation of the four main points of view used in fiction writing
7. Maintaining Point of View - Lesson and practice
8. Maintaining Point of View Quiz - multiple-choice quiz
9. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" - by Langston Hughes - gain understanding on interpreting author's viewpoint, figurative language, historical perspective, cultural perspective
10. Point of View - definition of point of view
11. Point of View and Why it is important - 7 page document by Ian Bone [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
12. Point of View Exercise - use this as a class activity
13. Point of View - Third Person - lesson plan
14. Point of View: The Story's Voice - [12 slides] somewhat advanced presentation
15. Point of View - Two Heads Aren't Always Better Than One - suggestions regarding choosing a point of view for your writing
16. Purpose and Point of View - Choose the correct answer for each question. self checking. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
17. Teaching Point of View With Two Bad Ants - analyze the illustrations and text, and compare and contrast points of view

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