LAFS.4.RL.2.6Archived Standard

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Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
General Information
Subject Area: English Language Arts
Grade: 4
Strand: Reading Standards for Literature
Idea: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
Cluster: Craft and Structure
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Content Complexity Rating: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
Test Item Specifications
  • Item Type(s): This benchmark may be assessed using: TM , EBSR , MS , MC item(s)

  • Assessment Limits :
    Items may ask the student to compare and/or contrast the points of view in two or more texts. Items may ask the student to explain differences between first- and third-person points of view. Items should not ask about a singular literary text and should be used with text sets.
  • Text Types :
    The items assessing this standard may be used with two or more grade-appropriate literary texts. Texts may vary in complexity.
  • Response Mechanisms :
    The Enhanced Item Descriptions section on page 3 provides a list of Response Mechanisms that may be used to assess this standard (excluding the Editing Task Choice item type). The Sample Response Mechanisms may include, but are not limited to, the examples below.
  • Task Demand and Sample Response Mechanisms :

    Task Demand

    Describe similarities and/or differences in the points of view or the narration of two or more texts.

    Sample Response Mechanisms

    EBSR 

    • Requires the student to select a description of the similarities or differences between the points of view in two texts and then to select words or phrases from the text that support that description. 
    Multiple Choice
    • Requires the student to select similarities and differences between the points of view of multiple texts. 
    Multiselect
    • Requires the student to select multiple similarities or differences between the points of view of multiple texts. 
    Table Match
    • Requires the student to complete a table that compares and contrasts different points of view of multiple texts.

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
5010010: English for Speakers of Other Languages-Elementary (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022 (course terminated))
5010020: Basic Skills in Reading-K-2 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2021, 2021 and beyond (current))
5010045: Language Arts - Grade Four (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
7710015: Access Language Arts - Grade 4 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))

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Lesson Plans

Changing the Point of View:

In this lesson, students will determine the point of view of each paragraph and rewrite each paragraph in another point of view. They will also explain how changing the point of view changes the paragraph. Several student and teacher handouts are provided with the lesson.

Type: Lesson Plan

Point of View: Examining Four Types of Point of View:

In this lesson, students will identify and describe first person point of view, as well as third person limited, objective, and omniscient points of view. Several student and teacher handouts are provided with the lesson.

Type: Lesson Plan

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