Assess Point of View or Purpose

Common Core Reading Standards for Literature
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

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

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

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

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

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

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