S.06 – Thread Standards Map for Recognizing Points of View

This is a standards map for the concept of recognizing points of view. It is specific to Standard 6 of the Craft and Structure Anchor in the Writing standards of the CCSS ELA standards.

1. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.K > RL > A.2 > S.6
   

   With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Story Author's role Illustrator's role	1 - Name (Story Author) 1 - Name (Story illustrator) 2 - Define (role of author) 2 - Define (role of Illustrator)	2 - I can name the author of a story. 2 - I can name the illustrator of a story. 2 - I can define the role of the author in telling a story. 2 - I can define the role of the illustrator in telling a story.	A. Telling a story can involve both authors and illustrators (artists), and their point of view shapes the presentation. B. Both graphics and text combined help readers better see and understand texts such as stories.	A.1 What is an author? What do they contribute to telling a story? B.1 How do text and illustrations combine to tell a story?

2. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.1 > RL > A.2 > S.6
   

   Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Story Author	3 - Identify (Who is telling the story)	3 - I can identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.	A. Stories may be told by different people at various points in a text. B. Verbs can indicate who experienced the events being told. Point of view can be firsthand or other.	A.1 How do stories change at various points in the text? B.1 How can I tell who is telling the story?

3. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.2 > RL > A.2 > S.6
   

   Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Dialogue Read aloud Voices of characters Differences	1 - Acknowledge (Differences in the points of view of characters)	1 - I can acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.	A. Use of different voices helps readers sort out points of view and how the characters really act.	A.1 How does reading aloud with different character voices help me comprehend stories?

4. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.3 > RL > A.2 > S.6
   

   Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Point of view Reader Narrator Characters	2 - Distinguish (Point of view)	2 - I can distinguish my own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.	A. Stories are written from character or narrator perspectives,possibly different from readers' points of view. B. Point of view varies with perspective shifted from one person to another. In first person narration, the character is within the story and may not know all details.	A.1 How is point of view varied? B.1 How might a story told from first person differ from one told by a narrator?

5. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.4 > RL > A.2 > S.6
   

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

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Point of View Comparison Contrast Narrations First Person Third Person	6 - Compare (Point of view) 6 - Contrast (Point of view) 3 - Include (First-person, third-person)	6 - I can compare point of view from different narrated stories. 6 - I can contrast point of view from different narrated stories.	A. First-person point of view in narratives is told by someone in the story, but third-person is told by an outsider.	A.1 How do narratives differ?

6. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.5 > RL > A.2 > S.6
   

   Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Point of view Narrator Speaker Influence Event description	2 - Describe (Point of view)	2 - I can describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.	A. Narrator or speaker point of view will influence descriptions of events.	A.1 Why might description differ from story to story?

7. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.6 > RL > A.2 > S.6
   

   Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Point of View Development Author Narrator or Speaker	2 - Explain (Point of view development)	2 - I can explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.	A. The author uses context and details to present the narrator's point of view.	A.1 How do I view the point of view?

8. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.7 > RL > A.2 > S.6
   

   Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Point of View Analysis Development Contrast Different Characters or Narrators	4 - Analyze (Development of point of view) 4 - Analyze (Contrast of points of view)	4 - I can analyze how an author develops points of view of different characters or narrators in a text. 4 - can analyze how an author contrasts points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.	A. Differing points of view of characters add to the conflict of the story and deepen the plot. A.2 Humor or suspense may result when the points of view of the audience and the characters differ. B.1 Dramatic irony keeps the audience in suspense but draws the audience in by making a piece humorous.	A.1 Why do authors use varying points of view in stories? A.2 How might the audience respond to varying points of view? B.1 Why might an author use dramatic irony?

9. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.8 > RL > A.2 > S.6
   

   Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.

   Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
   Analysis Differing points of view Characters Audience or Reader Effects Suspense Humor.	4 - Analyze (Differences in points of view of the characters and the audience or reader)	4 - I can analyze how differences in points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) creates such effects as suspense or humor.	A. Humor or suspense may result when the points of view of the audience and the characters differ. B. Dramatic irony keeps the audience in suspense but draws the audience in by making a piece humorous.	A.1 How might the audience respond to varying points of view? B.1 Why might an author use dramatic irony?

10. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.9-10 > RL > A.2 > S.6
    

    Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

    Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
    Literature Point of view Cultural experience World	4 - Analyze (Point of view) 4 - Analyze (Cultural experience) 4 - Draw (On wide reading of world literature)	4 - I can analyze a particular point of view reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States. 4 - I can analyze a particular cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States. 4 - I can draw on a wide reading of world literature.	A. Different cultures have different values reflected in their literature.	A.1 How does cultural background influence point of view?

11. Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts > G.11-12 > RL > A.2 > S.6
    

     Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

    Content	Skills	Learning Targets	Big Ideas	Essential Questions
    Text Point of view Case Statement (Stated) Meaning (meant) Satire Sarcasm Irony Understatement	4 - Analyze (Case of grasping point of view) 2 - Distinguish (What is directly stated in a text from what is really meant)	4 - I can analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement). 2 - I can distinguish what is directly stated in text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement.	A. Satire, sarcasm, irony and understatement require thinking beyond what is stated to figure out what is meant.	A.1 Why are meanings not always the same for what is stated?