Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
6.6.C*
describe different forms of point-of-view, including first- and third-person
Alabama Course of Study Standards:
1
Identify and explain an author’s rhetorical choices, including point of view, purpose, anecdotes, and figurative, connotative, and technical word meanings, to develop central
and supporting ideas.
Arizona Academic Standards:
6.RL.6
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RL.6.6
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE6RL6
Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
6R6
In literary texts, identify the point of view and explain how it is developed and conveys meaning. (RL) In informational texts, explain how an author’s geographic location or culture affects his or her perspective. (RI)
Tennessee Academic Standards:
6.RL.CS.6
Explain how an author establishes and conveys the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
Wisconsin Academic Standards:
R.6.6
In literary texts, identify possible biases, the point of view, and explain how it is developed and conveys meaning in diverse texts. (RL) In informational texts, explain how an author’s geographic location, identity, or culture affect perspective. Analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others. (RI)
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.3.6.D
Determine an author’s purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in a text.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E06.A-C.2.1.1
Determine an author’s purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text; explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text; describe the effectiveness of the point of view used by the author.
Arkansas Academic Standards:
6.RC.7.RL
Explain how an author develops the point of view and/or perspective of the narrator or speaker in a text.
6th Grade Reading - Point of View in Literature Lesson
Point of View in Literature
The point of view of a story is who is telling the story, or whose thoughts and feelings are shown. Some stories are told in first person point of view, and some are told in third person point of view.
First person – when a character in the story tells the reader the story from his/her point of view. Stories told in first person point of view use words like “I,” “we,” and “us.”
Third person – when a narrator that is not a character tells the reader the story. Stories told in third person point of view use words like “he,” “she,” and “them.”
When you read, ask yourself who is telling the story. Is it a character in the story? Is it a narrator that is not part of the story?
If you do not know, read the passage again and ask yourself whose thoughts and feelings are shown in the text.
As you read, think about how changing the point of view could change the story. What more could the reader know?