Point of View Progression

Author’s Craft can be included, “What did the author do that?”

Grade K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Common CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LI CCSS.ELA-LITER CCSS.ELA-LITER CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.

TERACY.RL. TERACY.RL. TERACY.RL. ACY.RL.3.6 ACY.RL.4.6 6 6
Core State
Standard
K.6 1.6 2.6 Distinguish Compare Describe how a Explain how an
With Identify Acknowle their own and contrast narrator's or author develops the
promptin who is dge point of view the point of speaker's point of point of view of the
g and telling the difference from that of view from view influences how narrator or speaker
support, story at s in the the narrator which events are in a text.
name the various points of or those of different described.
author points in view of the stories are
and a text. character characters. narrated,
illustrator s, including the
of a story including difference
and by between
define the speaking first- and
role of in a third-person
each in different narrations.
telling the voice for
story. each
character
when
reading
dialogue
aloud.
I Can . . . “When I’m “If a character “If a character “I expect that no matter “In third-person
reading a is telling the is telling the whose point of view the narratives, I pay
story, I can story (in the “I” story (in the “I” story is told from, many attention to how closely
keep track voice), I ask, voice), I ask, characters’ perspectives the narrator is
of who is “Who is telling “Who is telling will be important to connected to one or
talking.” this story?” this story?” understanding this more characters’ inner
(UOS) “Who is the “Who is the story. I expect that thoughts. In first-person
narrator?” If narrator?” If characters’ or narrators’ narratives, I’m on the
 this is not in the this is not in accounts or opinions lookout for ways the
first person, I the first may be different, and I author has made the
ask, “Who is person, I ask, will have to figure out narrator unreliable or
the main “Who is the how to make sense of limited in his or her point
character? main those different of view. I also know I
Whose point of character? perspectives.” (UOS) will have to do more
view am I Whose point of work to read for others’
hearing?” view am I perspectives, but I trust
(UOS) hearing?” the author has left clues
(UOS) for me to do so.”

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