Teacher PAge

Learning Objectives:

1. The students will be able to identify the three different types of point of view.

2. The students will be able to utilize different vocabulary words associated with point of view.

3. The students will be able to change the point of view in a story.

3rd Grade English Language Arts Georgia Standards of Excellence:

ELAGSE3W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

a. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.

c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.

d. Provide a sense of closure.

ELAGSE3RL6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

ISTE-S Standards:

Empowered Learner

1c. Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

Knowledge Constructor

3c. Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.

Creative Communicator

6b. Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

This was designed to take place in a 3rd grade English Language Arts class. The students should have some prior knowledge on point of view. They should also have some prior knowledge on writing mechanics, such as, punctuation, proper capitalization, and basic paragraph writing mechanics. Depending on the time allotted, this Webquest could take two or three 40 minute classes.

For implementation, students need to have the link to this Webquest as well as a partner. They should internet access to watch the videos in the Webquest. I recommend choosing partners you know already work well together, as there is both online and offline work that needs to be completed.

As the teacher, you know your students best, so you may need to make modifications based on their Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). You could have a variety of stories already compiled for students to select for their point of view stories. Another modification may be to create more check-ins between each task to make sure they are effectively progressing through the Webquest. Finally, you can provide an extension for students who finish early to use a web 2.0 tool of their choice to create their story.