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Who Is Telling the Story?

Help your ELs see the connection between nouns and pronouns and the author's point of view, or perspective, in fiction and nonfiction texts. This lesson can be taught on its own or used as support for the lesson Two Points of View.
This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the Two Points of View lesson plan.
Grade
Fourth Grade
Subject
Reading & Writing
English Learner
English Learner Prelessons
View aligned standards
RL.4.6
RI.4.6
CA ELD.PII.4.2
TX ELP c4G
NY NLAP RL.6: RL.4.6
This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the Two Points of View lesson plan.

Objectives

Academic

Students will be able to distinguish between first person and third person narratives.

Language

Students will be able to identify the author's point of view with pronouns using strategic partnering.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
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  • Create a T-chart on the board or a piece of chart paper. Label the first column as "Nouns" and the second column as "Pronouns."
  • Review the definition of a noun (a person, animal, place, or thing) and ask students to brainstorm examples of nouns. Add them to the T-chart (e.g., Mateo, my mom, Fluffy the cat, Uncle Bob, etc.).
  • Explain that pronouns are words used to replace nouns so that the reader does not have to read the same noun repeatedly. Read aloud the following sentences to make the point of how valuable pronouns are: "Samantha loves basketball. Samantha practices every day after school. Even when Samantha has a lot of homework, Samantha makes sure to get at least one hour of basketball practice. Samantha's parents are supportive of Samantha's passion for basketball. It is Samantha's favorite sport." Then, read aloud the sentences with pronouns (she, her).
  • Write the corresponding pronoun on the T-chart for each of the nouns students came up with. Explain that pronouns must match the noun in terms of gender and quantity.
  • Tell students that today they will learn how to identify the author's point of view with pronouns.