English Unit: Points Of View
This comprehensive unit is designed to support teaching points of view in narrative texts.
The included activities, games, worksheets and displays will keep your class engaged as they understand various narrative points of view, including first-person, second-person, and third-person perspectives.
Through the provided materials and activities, students will learn how different narrative perspectives can influence the reader's understanding of characters, events, and themes in a story. They will be encouraged to analyse the impact of different perspectives on storytelling and consider how the choice of point of view affects the reader's engagement and interpretation of the text.
The included assessment allows you to assess student learning in this topic.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to recognise that the point of view in a literary text influences how readers interpret and respond to events and characters.
- We are learning to identify the narrative voice, discuss the impact of first person narration on engagement and examine texts written from different narrative points of view.
- We are learning to describe the ways in which a text reflects the time and place in which it was created.
- We are learning to show how ideas and points of view in texts are conveyed through the use of vocabulary, including idioms, objective and subjective language, e.g. points of view.
- We are learning to present an opinion on a literary text, using metalanguage to describe the effects of literary devices, text structures and language features.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E5LE03
9
Recognise that the point of view in a literary text influences how readers interpret and respond to events and characters
AC9E5LY01
9
Describe the ways in which a text reflects the time and place in which it was created
AC9E5LE02
9
Present an opinion on a literary text using specific terms about literary devices, text structures and language features, and reflect on the viewpoints of others
ACELT1610
8.4
Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses
ACELY1698
8.4
Show how ideas and points of view in texts are conveyed through the use of vocabulary, including idiomatic expressions, objective and subjective language, and that these can change according to context
EN3-8D
old
Identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts
EN3-6B
old
Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies
EN3-OLC-01
new
Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding
EN3-VOCAB-01
new
Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts
EN3-RECOM-01
new
Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
EN3-UARL-01
new
Analyses representations of ideas in literature through narrative, character, imagery, symbol and connotation, and adapts these representations when creating texts
EN3-UARL-02
new
Analyses representations of ideas in literature through genre and theme that reflect perspective and context, argument and authority, and adapts these representations when creating texts
VCELT315
Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses
VCELY317
Show how ideas and points of view in texts are conveyed through the use of vocabulary, including idiomatic expressions, objective and subjective language, and that these can change according to context
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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