South Dakota ELA 4.RL.6

ELA4th GradeReading Literature

The Standard

Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated and explain the author's purpose using evidence from the text.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify who tells each of two stories and whether the narrator is a character or an outside voice. They compare what the narrators reveal and use story details to explain each author's purpose.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student explains how the two narrators differ in what they know or reveal. They cite a line from each story to support each author's purpose.
Common Misconceptions: Students may call the main character the narrator even when an outside voice tells the story. They may assume a first-person narrator is the author or guess the author's purpose without citing the story.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: For two stories read today, name each narrator, explain one difference in what they reveal, and cite a line supporting each author's purpose.

Lesson moves

Give pairs first-person and third-person story excerpts; highlight narrator clues in yellow and details that suggest each author's purpose in blue.
Ask pairs, 'How do the narrators differ in what they reveal, and which detail supports each author's purpose?'
Give groups six short story cards to sort by narrator, then match each card's author purpose to a quoted detail.
Choose two library books and write a recommendation comparing their narrators, with a line from each book that suggests its author's purpose.

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