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Point of View in Literature 4th Grade

Alabama Course of Study Standards: 17,18
Identify the narrator's point of view in a literary text and explain how it differs from a character's perspective. Explain the difference between first person and third person narration, including omniscient and third person limited. State an opinion of the author's use of narration, supporting reasoning with examples from the text. Identify the point of view in a narrative and describe how the narrative would be different if told from the perspective of a different character or narrator. Compare and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same event or topic, describing the differences in focus and the information provided. Compare the perspectives of different characters within a text.
Arizona Academic Standards: 4.RL.6 Common Core State Standards: Literacy.RL.4.6 Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE4RL6
Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 4R6
In literary texts, compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. (RL) In informational texts, compare and contrast a primary and secondary source on the same event or topic. (RI)
Ohio's Learning Standards: RL.4.6
Explain the differences in the point(s) of view in a text and different perspectives of the characters.
Tennessee Academic Standards: 4.RL.CS.6
Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated.
Wisconsin Academic Standards: R.4.6
In literary text, compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. (RL) In informational text, compare and contrast a primary and secondary source on the same event or topic. (RI)
Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.3.4.D
Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view.
Pennsylvania Core Standards: E04.A-C.2.1.1
Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

Point of View

Point of View: In narrative writing and poetry, the point of view is the lens through which readers "see" the characters and events. Most stories and poems are written in either first-person point of view or third-person point of view. To determine a text's point of view, you must first determine who the narrator, or storyteller, is.

Point of View: FIRST PERSON

When a story or poem is written in the first person —

The narrator is telling the story from his or her own point of view. Everything the reader sees is through the "eyes" of the narrator.

The narrator is most often a character in the story, usually (but not always) the main character. Everything directly shared with the reader carries the opinions, thoughts, and feelings of only this one character.

The story is told with first-person pronouns like I, we, me, us, my, mine, and ours even outside of dialogue. Names and third-person pronouns (he, she, they, etc.) are used for any other characters the narrator describes.

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Point of View: THIRD PERSON

When a story is written in the third person —

The narrator is not a character in the story, but an unnamed speaker telling the story of a character or characters and the events that happen to him/her or them.

The narrator could be "all-knowing"—aware of all the characters' thoughts, feelings and experiences. Or, the narrator could know only the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of one or a few main characters.

The story is not told with first-person pronouns like I, although these pronouns are often used in the dialogue of specific characters. Instead, it is told with the names or descriptions of characters and pronouns like he, she, they, him, her, and them.

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Point of View in Literature

Alabama Course of Study Standards: 17,18

Arizona Academic Standards: 4.RL.6

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.RL.4.6

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE4RL6

Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 4R6

In literary texts, compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. (RL)
In informational texts, compare and contrast a primary and secondary source on the same event or topic. (RI)

Ohio's Learning Standards: RL.4.6

Explain the differences in the point(s) of view in a text and different perspectives of the characters.

Tennessee Academic Standards: 4.RL.CS.6

Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated.

Wisconsin Academic Standards: R.4.6

In literary text, compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. (RL)
In informational text, compare and contrast a primary and secondary source on the same event or topic. (RI)

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.3.4.D

Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: E04.A-C.2.1.1

Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

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Point of View in Literature

Alabama Course of Study Standards: 17,18

Arizona Academic Standards: 4.RL.6

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.RL.4.6

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE4RL6

Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 4R6

In literary texts, compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. (RL) In informational texts, compare and contrast a primary and secondary source on the same event or topic. (RI)

Ohio's Learning Standards: RL.4.6

Explain the differences in the point(s) of view in a text and different perspectives of the characters.

Tennessee Academic Standards: 4.RL.CS.6

Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated.

Wisconsin Academic Standards: R.4.6

In literary text, compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. (RL)In informational text, compare and contrast a primary and secondary source on the same event or topic. (RI)

Pennsylvania Core Standards: CC.1.3.4.D

Compare and contrast an event or topic told from two different points of view.

Pennsylvania Core Standards: E04.A-C.2.1.1

Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

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In literary texts, compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. (RL)
In informational texts, compare and contrast a primary and secondary source on the same event or topic. (RI)

In literary text, compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. (RL)
In informational text, compare and contrast a primary and secondary source on the same event or topic. (RI)