Point of View A
Read the sentences below:
"She thought this was very kind." "He feared a spark might get into his straw and burn him up.
This is the storyteller.
Who is the narrator, not in the story?
Read the stanza below:
As I dressed in shining armor
and sharpened sword and lance.
a voice inside me whispered,
"You haven't got a chance!"
Which three words help you understand that a "lance" is a type of weapon?
What are armor, sharpened, sword?
basket:
1. container made of sticks or twigs
2. amount that a basket can hold
3. basketball hoop
4. score made in basketball
The meaning that matches how baskets is used in the sentence below.
Brady made ten baskets and stole the ball from Aidan four times.What is meaning 4?
The character telling the story.
Who is the red unicycle?
Which state is Mrs. Killingsworth from?
What is California?
pg. 258 - Read the sentence below:
"Last week, I was perched peacefully on my favorite branch in a tall oak tree..."
Who is the storyteller?
Who is Alec, the owl?
What is the first person's point of view in this text?
My older sisters are absolute bullies. They never let me pick a TV channel. When they go out, they never invite me. If they have friends over, they completely ignore me and call me "Bratty". They never even forgave me for putting gum in their hair!
The younger sister feels that her sisters are unfair.
What is Stanley's point of view (how does he feel?), and who is the storyteller?
The next morning Mr. Sir marched the boys to another section of the lake, and each boy dug his own hole, five feet deep and five feet wide. Stanley was glad to be away from the big hole. At least now he knew just how much he had to dig for the day. And it was a relief not to have other shovels swinging past his face, or the Warden hanging around.
Stanley feels glad and relieved.
Who is the narrator, not in the story?
How does the storyteller's point of view affect the events of the story?
Answers will vary.
What is the unicycle is proud of himself as he dreams of being the star of the show, not just a prop? What is reality hits and he goes back to his corner, on sale, alone, and sad?
What is Mrs. Killingsworth's favorite thing to drink besides water?
What is coffee?
pg. 258 - These are the reasons to support Alec's point of view toward Max in the beginning of the story.
What are 'strange creature flying crazily', 'What was his problem', 'He talked a mile a minute about all the bugs he'd just eaten and where he'd been flying'?
Midas's golden touch turned the fruit into a glittering ball of gold.
The meaning glittering in this context.
What is shiny?
pgs. 264-265: The reason why Emilio's point of view changes about how he should treat Brady.
What is Emilio remembers once being teased himself?
How does the storyteller feel about being in the circus show? How do you know?
What is proud? What is happy? What is accomplished?
He takes a bow. There is a big applause. The lighting is not as dark. There is no rain.
Show me tree pose.
All students must do tree pose.
pg. 260 - This is Prince Oliver's point of view toward Sam.
What is he likes Same, but feels he can't be friends with a stable boy?
pgs. 236-237: ... he was all blotched, with a dirty white, gloomy gray, and dull brown coat.
The meaning of blotched in this context.
What is covered with patches of colors?
pgs. 264-265: This is how Aidan's point of view of Brady changes by the end of the story.
What is Aidan admires Brady and becomes his friend?
Based on the storyteller's perspective on life, what is the overall theme of the story?
Answers will vary.
What is Wilbur's point of view about Charlotte not returning home with them?
Charlotte, said Wilbur. “We’re all going home today!” The Fair is almost over. Won’t it be wonderful to be back home in the barn cellar again with the sheep and the geese?” For a moment Charlotte said nothing. Then she spoke in a voice so low Wilbur could hardly hear the words. “I will not be going back to the barn,” she said. Wilbur leapt to his feet. “Not going back?” he cried. “Charlotte, what are you talking about?”
Answers will vary.
What is surprised? What is confused? What is sad?
pg. 260 - This is Sam's point of view about working at the king's stable.
What is he is lonely because he has no friends?
How do these characters feel during this scene? In other words, what is this first person's point of view in this scene?
We crossed the road to a white house inside a walled garden, and found some food—two loaves of bread, and uncooked steak, and half of a ham. We also found several bottles of water, a sack of beans, and a dozen or so cans of soup, salmon and vegetables. We sat in the kitchen in the dark—not daring to strike a light—and ate bread and ham and drank water out of the same bottle.
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Dear Diary, Tonight I just finished one of the books for our read-a-thon, called The Wave. This story is about a school experiment that shows how peer pressure can get out of hand. One of the main characters was a guy by the name of Robert Billing. He pressured and bullied other teenagers into acting like modern-day Nazis. After reading this book, I realized how teens are very gullible; getting tricked into doing things to fit in or be popular.
What is this writer's point of view about bullying?
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How would a different point of view affect the story? In the case of Red’s Dream, how would the story be different if told from the perspective of a bicycle or the clown?
Answers will vary.
Mrs. Killingsworth's point of view about food?
What is she loves all food?