Unit Plan 5 (Grade 6 ELA): Point of View & Narrator’s Perspective
Grade 6 point of view unit: students analyze how narrators shape content, tone, and reader understanding through perspective and style. They compare multiple viewpoints, cite textual evidence, and refine their own writing with sentence variety and consistent tone for clarity and impact.
Focus: How narrator/POV shapes content and style; comparing perspectives
Grade Level: 6
Subject Area: English Language Arts (Reading Literature; Language)
Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session
I. Introduction
Narrators don’t just tell stories—they shape them. This week, students examine how point of view (POV) and narrator perspective influence what readers learn, how events are described, and the style/tone that emerges. They will identify POV, gather textual evidence, analyze voice and sentence patterns, and compare how different perspectives change a scene’s meaning and feel.
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…
- Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker and how that perspective shapes content (RL.6.6).
- Cite textual evidence (quotes/paraphrases) to support analysis of explicit statements and inferences about POV and reliability (RL.6.1).
- Apply language and style choices (sentence variety, tone consistency, precise words) in speech and writing to match task and audience (L.6.3).
Standards Alignment — CCSS Grade 6
- Reading Literature 6.6 (RL.6.6): Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
- Reading Literature 6.1 (RL.6.1): Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- Language 6.3 (L.6.3): Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening (e.g., vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style; maintain consistency in style and tone).
Success Criteria — student language
- I can name the POV (1st, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient) and show evidence for it.
- I can explain how a narrator’s attitude and access to information shape what we learn.
- I can compare two perspectives on the same event and describe how style/tone differ.
- In my writing, I vary sentences and keep tone consistent for the task.