Unit Plan 5 (Grade 5 ELA): Point of View & Narrator’s Perspective

Focus: Comparing narration and perspective; voice in scenes

Grade Level: 5

Subject Area: English Language Arts (Reading Literature, Writing/Narrative Craft, Language)

Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session

I. Introduction

This week, readers become POV detectives and writers become voice shapers. Students will identify who’s telling the story (point of view) and analyze how that narrator’s perspective shapes what we notice, how events are described, and the tone we feel. They’ll then practice reframing a scene from a new narrator’s view, using transitions to manage sequence and clean conventions (especially dialogue punctuation and pronouns). By Friday, each learner can explain how POV influences description (with evidence) and craft a short scene that shows a distinct narrator’s voice.

II. Objectives and Standards

Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…

1. Identify the narrator’s point of view (first person, third-person limited/omniscient) and explain how it influences the description of events with text evidence (RL.5.6).
2. Reframe a scene from a different narrator and use transitional words/phrases/clauses to manage the sequence of events and signal shifts in viewpoint (W.5.3c).
3. Apply conventions accurately, especially dialogue punctuation, capitalization, and pronoun clarity, so voice is clear (L.5.2).

Standards Alignment — CCSS Grade 5

• RL.5.6, W.5.3c, L.5.2

Success Criteria — student language

• I can name the point of view and show how it changes what we know/feel using a quoted line.
• I can rewrite a scene from a new narrator with clear transitions (later, meanwhile, from my seat…).
• My dialogue and pronouns are punctuated and capitalized correctly; the voice sounds intentional.