Who is Telling the Story?
Students will analyze stories told from first-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient perspectives.
Key Questions
- Who tells the story in a book you have read — a character inside the story or an outside narrator?
- How does a story change if a different character tells it?
- Can you retell one event from a story as if a different character is telling it?
CBSE Learning Outcomes
Suggested Methodologies
Role Play
Students take on specific roles within a structured scenario, applying curriculum knowledge through the perspective of a character to develop empathy, critical analysis, and communication skills.
25–50 min
Think-Pair-Share
A three-phase structured discussion strategy that gives every student in a large Class individual thinking time, partner dialogue, and a structured pathway to contribute to whole-class learning — aligned with NEP 2020 competency-based outcomes.
10–20 min
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