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A New Perspective

Skill Building

K-5 Grade

6-8 Grade

20 Mins

Resource author: Kate Laskey

 How does a story change based on the point of view of the narrator?

During this lesson students will tell a story from their life from their perspective. They will then attempt to retell the story from someone else’s point of view.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to share a personal story from their life.

Students will be able to rewrite their story from someone else’s point of view.

Materials

  • Pencil
  • Paper
  • Story prompts

Preview Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan

Write Your Story

10 minutes

 

  • Say: Today we are going to be thinking of personal narrative stories and how the narrator of the story can change how the story is told. I am going to share some story prompts for you to use to brainstorm a true story from your life.