Point of View & Analyzing Accounts: ELA Reading Worksheets ♥ GRADE 4 & 5 BUNDLE

Develop students’ ability to analyze point of view (POV) while comparing & contrasting texts with different POVs or accounts ♥ This ELA reading comprehension bundle combines 2 mini-packs and consists of 8 skills-focused worksheets with 40 total questions, split between fiction and non-fiction (informational text) ♥

THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES: 

• 8 reading comprehension worksheets, with 15 total passages (fiction & non-fiction) 
• 40 questions, with simulated standardized test questions for 4th/5th grade
• Mix of multiple choice and open/short response activities  
• Unassisted version without tips 
• Digitally enabled (Easel Activities) versions to assign online via Google Classroom or any LMS

STUDENTS WILL:

Literature

• Identify the point of view (POV) from which a story is narrated (first person, third person) and from whose vantage point 
• Determine the author’s/narrator’s perspective on specific topics 
• Determine how point of view influences the way events are described in a story, and compare & contrast these points of view in open response form

Informational Text 

• Between two or more texts*, describe and analyze similarities and differences in:
  • information provided
  • focus 
  • authors’ points of view 

*texts are written in either firsthand or secondhand accounts

INFORMATIONAL TEXT TOPICS COVER: 

Social Studies

• Mount Rushmore / Carving a Mountain (Mount Rushmore’s development)
• The Oregon Trail / The California Gold Rush / A Pioneer’s Journal Entry on the Oregon Trail (westward expansion)  

Science

• Burmese Pythons / Asian Giant Hornets (invasive species)
• Bears in Yellowstone / The Great White Shark (survival functions)

COMMON CORE DESIGNED, SIMULATED AFTER:

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
• State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) / TEKS 
• Florida FSA (same test vendor creates FAST progress monitoring assessments)
• New York State Testing Program (NYSTP)
• Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)
• Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS)
• Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
• Ohio’s State Tests 
• Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP)
• New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA)
• Virginia Standards of Learning (VA SOL)
• Arizona’s Academic Standards Assessment (AASA, formerly AzM2)

USEFUL IN MANY WAYS!

All drills take 15 to 20 minutes to complete, and are fantastic for:

• Literacy lessons 
• Guided or independent practice  
• ELA test prep / reading test prep* (with test-taking strategies)
• Small group work / literacy circles / partner work 
• Reading intervention groups (RTI) / small group remediation & instruction
• Independent work / early finishers work
• Literacy center activities
• Morning work / do now / bell ringers / ELA warm-ups
• Progress monitoring/checks
• Exit slips or tickets
• Homework
• Point of view review/reteach
• Tutoring (targeted reading skill work) 
• After-school programs / extended school days
• Learning packets for anticipated school closings / snow days
• Winter/spring/summer vacation reading packets 
• Summer school programs / summer bridge activities 
• Substitute teacher lesson plans & activities 
• Homeschool lessons 
• Absent student make up work
• *including (but not limited to) reading summative assessments such as: SBAC for California, Washington, Oregon, Connecticut, Nevada & other member states, Tennessee TNReady, Massachusetts MCAS, Minnesota MCA, Maryland MCAP, Colorado CMAS, Missouri MAP, Wisconsin Forward, PARCC and more

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ALIGNED WITH COMMON CORE ELA READING STANDARDS FOR 4TH & 5TH GRADES 

LITERATURE

RL.4.6:  Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

RL.5.6:  Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

INFORMATIONAL TEXT

RI.4.6:  Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.

R.I.5.6:  Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.

GRADE 4 & 5 COMMON CORE READING RESOURCES

Each reading comprehension unit can be purchased individually, or within a savings bundle.

✏ denotes the level of savings

READING! GRADE 4 & 5 BUNDLE ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏

Reading Comprehension I:  Core ELA Value Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Main Idea & Supporting Details - Literature & Informational Text

♥ Analyzing Characters - Literature

♥ Context Clues - Literature & Informational Text

♥ Main Idea & Details Task Card Center - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension II:  Key Ideas & Details Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Making Inferences Bundle ✏ ✏  

• Making Inferences - Literature
• Making Inferences - Informational Text

♥ Cause & Effect Bundle ✏ ✏  

• Cause & Effect - Literature
• Cause & Effect - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension III:  Craft & Structure Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Structure of Stories & Informational Text Bundle ✏ ✏

• Story & Poem Structure - Literature
• Text Structure - Informational Text

♥ Point of View Bundle ✏ ✏ 

• Point of View & Perspective of Narrators/Speakers - Literature
• Compare, Contrast & Analyze First and Secondhand Accounts - Informational Text

Reading Comprehension IV: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas Bundle ✏ ✏ ✏

♥ Illustrations & Visuals in Reading Bundle ✏ ✏

• Illustrations in Stories - Literature
• Visuals in Non-Fiction Text - Informational Text

♥ Reasons & Evidence to Support Particular Points - Informational Text

♥ Compare & Contrast Bundle ✏ ✏

• Compare & Contrast Stories - Literature
• Compare & Contrast Non-Fiction Text - Informational Text