Whose Point of View Compare and Contrast Activity
This whose point of view compare and contrast activity has 3rd-5th grade students sort 24 story cards as first or third person. A mat, recording sheet and practice page, with an answer key included.
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Description
Every story has someone telling it. This whose point of view compare and contrast activity helps 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students decide whether a story is told in the first person, by a character who says I, me and my, or in the third person, by a narrator who says he, she, it and they.
Students take turns reading short story cards out loud, from a camping trip told by the camper to a busy beaver described by a narrator. They decide who is telling each story and place the card on the First Person or Third Person row of the owl sort mat, then record the card numbers on the Recording Sheet. A 4th grade practice page compares two texts about the same young owl’s first flight, one told by the owlet and one told by a narrator, with two multiple-choice questions and a short written response.
What’s Included
- A colorful cover page
- A How to Use page with simple steps
- 24 story cards (12 first person and 12 third person)
- An owl sort mat and a recording sheet
- A 4th grade practice worksheet with two texts to compare
- A sort answer key and a practice answer key
Why This Activity Helps Kids
- Sorting many short stories gives students lots of quick practice spotting narrator clue words.
- Comparing two tellings of the same event shows how point of view changes what readers learn.
- Reading the cards out loud builds fluency and good discussion with partners.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use the cards in a literacy center or as a whole-class warm-up. After sorting, have students retell a third person card in the first person. Pair this 4th grade point of view activity with a favorite read-aloud and ask who is telling the story. Return to the whose point of view compare and contrast activity whenever students need a quick review.
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