Point of View A
Would a character in the story say this or a narrator? "She thought this was very kind." "He feared a spark might get into his straw and burn him up."
Narrator
What was Cinderella's perspective in "CInderella's Very Bad Day"?
She did not like doing all of those chores and thought her sisters were unfair.
What was the step sister's perspective in "Cinderella Too Much for Words?"
The step sisters thought Cinderella was not doing her job good enough.
What was the step mother's perspective in "Cinderella Too Much for Words"?
She thought her daughters had a right to be upset and wanted to get onto Cinderella.
What is nonliteral language?
Phrases where somebody does not mean what they really say or it's exaggerated.
We lived on the main residential street in town—Atticus, Jem and I, plus Calpurnia our cook. Jem and I found our father satisfactory: he played with us, read to us, and treated us with courteous detachment… Our mother died when I was two, so I never felt her absence. Who is talking, the character or narrator?
Character
What was Rabbit's perspective in "Rabbit and Coyote"?
Rabbit was tricking Coyote because he wanted to eat from the farm.
What was Coyote's perspective in "Rabbit and Coyote"?
Coyote kept falling for Rabbit's tricks
Give me an example of a consonant -le word.
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What was the farmer's perspective in "Rabbit and Coyote"?
The farmer wanted to catch the rabbit and wanted the rabbit to stop being in the farm.
Hi, I'm Sally and I love popsicles. Who is telling the story?
Sally
What is a narrator?
Someone who is telling the story.
Why was Rabbit in the farm in the first place at the beginning of the story?
He wanted the carrots.
Quick! Do ten jumping jacks!
GREAT JOB!
What does abundance mean?
Having a lot of something
What does horrendous mean?
Very bad
What does pesky mean?
Annoying or a bother
What does toil mean?
Work around the clock
Give me an example of a comparative adjective.
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What kinds of things do you see when the character is the one telling the story?
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What can we learn from understanding different character perspectives?
We can learn the different personalities and how they feel about certain events.
"Sally's dog ran out into the street." Say this in a different way to make it where Sally is saying this.
"My dog ran out into the street."
"My friend is being mean to me." Say this in a different way to make it where the narrator is saying this.
Give me an example of a superlative adjective.
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