Third graders learn about point of view — discovering the narrator telling a story, and telling first person (“I”) from third person (“he/she”) by watching the pronouns.
Students will be able to…
Every story has a voice telling it — the narrator. Sometimes that voice says “I,” and sometimes it says “she.” Who is telling the story, and how can you tell?
Project this and tap each idea. Have students learn to spot who is telling the story by looking at the pronouns!
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
“I ran” vs. “She ran” — who is telling each one?
Teacher models.
Class uses the Narrator Explorer.
Students identify point of view.
Students share a passage.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or characters.
Ask and answer questions, referring to the text.
Describe characters in a story.
Demonstrate command of standard English grammar (pronouns).
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
As you read together, have families ask: is this story told by “I” (first person) or by “he/she” (third person)? A printable point-of-view sheet is in the ELA library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.