NY Next Generation ELA 3R6
The Standard
Discuss how the reader's point of view or perspective may differ from that of the author, narrator or characters in a text.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students discuss how their own viewpoint may differ from an author, narrator, or character. They use text details and personal reasoning to explain the difference.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student clearly distinguishes the reader’s perspective from the one presented in the text. The explanation cites a relevant action, statement, or choice.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may assume a narrator speaks for the author. They may state agreement or disagreement without explaining either viewpoint.
How to Assess It
- Give a passage in which a character makes a clear choice. Ask students how their perspective differs or agrees and cite one detail explaining why.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place reader and narrator perspective cards beside evidence from a short text.
Ask students why two readers might respond differently to the same character choice.
Play Perspective Switch by restating an event from reader, narrator, and character viewpoints.
Compare student and adult perspectives on a familiar school situation.
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