Point of View 3rd Grade Unit

Lessons & Units

Point of View 3rd Grade Unit

Lessons

Lesson 1: First Person Point of View Identify and describe the first person point of view.

White Socks Only

Lesson 2: Third Person Point of View Identify and describe the third person point of view.

Where the Wild Things Are

Lesson 3: First or Third Person Identify and describe the differences between first person and third person points of view.

Chicken Sunday

Great Black Heroes: Five Bold Freedom Fighters

Unit Extension Ideas

Have students discuss which genres tend to be written in first person (autobiography, memoir, fiction, and personal narrative) and third person (biography, fairy tales, nonfiction, and fiction).

Identify the point of view of books read in reading groups, literature groups, independent reading, and for homework. As a class, create a chart classifying books according to first person or third person narration.

Choose an author to study. Does this author tend to write from one point of view or from different points of view? Does the author switch points of view within the book? How does this add interest to the story?

Students should use different points of view in their own writing. Discuss which points of view are appropriate for writing different kinds of texts.

Students can keep personal journals. After several weeks, have students identify the point of view they use for each journal entry by circling or highlighting clue words in their entries.

Read several classic fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, or the Three Little Pigs. Have students rewrite a fairy tale from a different point of view.

As students read the Concept of Comprehension Reading Passages or newspaper articles, have them circle or highlight clue words that identify the point of view in which the piece was written.

Teacher and Student Materials Get All

More Books for Teaching Point of View

Gaspard and Lisa: Friends Forever

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Lexile: 120L

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!

Lexile: 300L

Fly Away Home

Fountas and Pinnell: p
Lexile: 450L

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale

Fountas and Pinnell: K
Lexile: 120L

Who Eats What: Food Chains and Webs

Fountas and Pinnell: P
Lexile: 620L

Frog and Toad are Friends

Fountas and Pinnell: K
Lexile: 400L

Write the chapter title and the main idea of each chapter on sentence strips. After reading the book, have students use the sentence strips to match the chapter title to the main idea of the chapter.