Know Who Is Telling the Story

Identify who is telling a story at different points and distinguish narrator from characters when the text makes this clear.

How the lesson starts: Know Who Is Telling the Story

Meet Pepper the parrot
Hi friend! Meet Pepper the parrot. Pepper hears lots of voices. Some words are said out loud by characters. Let's find out who is talking!
Find the talker's name
Talking marks hug the words someone says. I like frogs, said Mia. Mia said, I like frogs. The name can come after the words or before them. Look for said. The name next to it is the talker!
Let's find who talks
Read this. Let's play tag, Sam told Kim. Who says the words? Find the talking word. Told! Who told? Sam told. Kim just listens. So Sam says the words. Watch out. Two names doesn't mean two talkers!