Georgia 1.P.ST.2.b
The Standard
Draw from knowledge of author, audience, and context to discern and establish a clear point of view or unique perspective when interpreting and constructing texts. (I/C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Practices (P) · Situating Texts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students notice who is telling a text, who it is meant for, and what is happening around it. They use those clues to explain a viewpoint and to write or draw from a clear perspective.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can name the speaker or narrator and point to words or pictures that reveal feelings or beliefs. The student can create a short text for a named audience and keep the same point of view.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse the author with the narrator or assume every character sees an event the same way. They may switch between I and he or she, or ignore how the audience changes word choice.
How to Assess It
- Show two children reacting differently to a dog splashing in a puddle. Ask, “Choose one child and write two sentences showing how that child sees the event.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs puppets with different roles, such as pet owner and neighbor, and have each retell the same backyard event.
Read a familiar story and ask, “How would the wolf tell this part differently from Little Red Riding Hood?”
Play Who Said It? with sentence cards from three characters, then have students justify each match using a clue.
Compare a birthday invitation and a thank-you note, then ask students how the audience changes the words and details.
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