Cluster 2: Craft and StructureArchived

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Number: LAFS.4.RL.2
Title: Craft and Structure
Type: Cluster
Subject: English Language Arts - Archived
Grade: 4
Strand: Reading Standards for Literature

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Access Points

LAFS.4.RL.2.AP.4a
Determine the meaning of general academic and literary-specific words and phrases in increasingly complex text over time.
LAFS.4.RL.2.AP.5a
Identify how the structure of a poem is different than a story (e.g., identify rhyme, shorter than stories; stanza instead of paragraph).
LAFS.4.RL.2.AP.5b
Identify how the structure of a play is different than the structure of a story (e.g., text includes props; dialogue without quotation marks acts/scenes instead of chapter).
LAFS.4.RL.2.AP.6a
Determine the author’s point of view (first- or third-person) in one story.
LAFS.4.RL.2.AP.6b
Determine the author’s point of view (first- or third-person) in a second story.
LAFS.4.RL.2.AP.6c
Compare the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

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Lesson Plans

Changing the Point of View:

In this lesson, students will determine the point of view of each paragraph and rewrite each paragraph in another point of view. They will also explain how changing the point of view changes the paragraph. Several student and teacher handouts are provided with the lesson.

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Point of View: Examining Four Types of Point of View:

In this lesson, students will identify and describe first person point of view, as well as third person limited, objective, and omniscient points of view. Several student and teacher handouts are provided with the lesson.

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Kidnapped in Key West:

This lesson is focused on the text Kidnapped in Key West. It integrates Florida history into this historical fiction piece that is rich with complex characters, events and mystery that will captivate every reader. The opportunities for in-depth inquiry both through conversation and writing are limitless. Through writing the students will develop and enhance their writing and language skills.

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