PA Reporting Category: E03.A Literature Text
PA Core Standards:
  • CC.1.3.3.D Explain the point of view of the author.

Assessment Anchor: E03.A-C.2 Craft and Structure
Descriptor: E03.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature.
Eligible Content: E03.A-C.2.1.1 Explain the point of view from which a story is narrated, including the difference between first and third-person narrations. Note: “Story” means narration of events told through the text types of story, drama, or poem.
Alternate Eligible Content Code: E03AC2.1.1a
Alternate Eligible Content: Identify who is telling the story
Alternate Eligible Content - Coded

  • Who is telling
/
  • Identify
/ Context
  • Story

Definition notes: n/a
Text Selected Link: “An Unexpected Guest”
Intent Statement: Identify the perspective from which a story is being told using reasoning, inferences, context clues – not simply identifying the characters in a story.
  1. 1. Most Complex Level (at the level as written):
  2. Content Target: Identify who is telling the story
  3. Example: Have the student read, or read to the student, the following modified text paired with the original text. Then ask, “Who is telling the story? How do you know?” Provide choices.
  4. *Optional guiding questions: Give examples from the text and prompts: “Do they use the words “he, she, they or do they use I, me, we?” (Examples should be clearly first person perspective.)
  5. Modified text:
Me, my mom, my dad, and my little sister were all sitting outside in our backyard when the bear came. The bear climbed over a wall into our backyard. The bear growled. It slobbered. When the bear growled, we gasped, and we became very quiet. The bear took a step towards us. We grabbed each other. I grabbed my dad, my dad grabbed my mom, and my mom grabbed my sister. We decided to scare the bear by growling at it. The bear was surprised. It stopped growling at us and walked away.
Who is telling the story?
  • The bear
  • Mom
  • Dad
  • Child
Tell me how you know?
  1. Mid-Complex Level:
Content Target: Identify which character is telling the story.
Example: Have the student read, or read to the student, the following modified text paired with the original text. Then ask “Who is telling the story?” Include visual/objects to support learning and the unique needs of the student.
Use language that is appropriate for the student.
Modified text:
I am going to tell you a story about a bear.

I was sitting in the backyard with my mom and my dad when a bear walked into our back yard.

The bear growled at us.



We growled back at the bear.

The bear was surprised! He stopped growling.

He walked away.
Show/Tell me who is telling the story?


  1. Least Complex Level:
Content Target: Identify which character is talking or acting in a quotes from a familiar story
Example: Read modified text paired with the original text. Use visual/object supports that enhance learning and meet the unique needs of the learner. After the modified text is read, provide an array of 3 pictures related to the story (2 characters, 1 distractor). Present a statement, used by one of the characters in the story (presented with dramatic style e.g. act it out, use character expressions and voices, etc.) Ask, “Who is telling the story? Use response type appropriate to the unique needs of the student.
Modified text:

I am going to tell you a story about a bear.

A bear came to my house.

The bear growled at me, my mom, and my dad.