Charles

Point of View

100

the point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story and uses the pronoun I

What is first person point of view?

200

the type of narration used, as in first person, second person, or third person ......

What is point of view?

300

the point of view in which the narrator addresses the reader as you

What is second person point of view?

400

a third person narrator who knows and can reveal everything about all the characters and events

What is third person omniscient?

500

a third person narrator who describes the action from the perspective of only one of the characters

What is third person limited?

THINK

100

verb 2

Read the following dictionary entry:

address ad•dress \əˈdres\

noun

1. the number and street of a residence or business
2. a speech delivered before an audience or crowd

verb

1. to deal with or direct efforts toward
2. to speak to an audience

 

Addressing is the present participle form of the verb address. Which definition of address most closely matches the meaning of addressing as it is used in paragraph 9? Write the correct definition of addressing here and explain how you figured out the correct meaning. 

200

something was taken away

Read the following dictionary entry:

address ad•dress \əˈdres\

noun

1. the number and street of a residence or business
2. a speech delivered before an audience or crowd

verb

1. to deal with or direct efforts toward
2. to speak to an audience

 

Which context clues help you determine the meaning of deprived as it is used in paragraph 21 of “Charles”? Write your own definition of deprived and explain which words or phrases helped you understand its meaning.

300

All the people at the PTA meeting are moms

Why is the narrator scanning each “comfortable matronly face” at the PTA meeting?

400

With great detail

what does elaborately mean?

500

The family has an unexpected and humorous reaction to Charles's good behavior.

The following passage (paragraphs 48-49) mainly shows that fill in the blank__________.

“Can this be true about Charles?” I asked my husband that night. “Can something like this happen?”

“Wait and see,” my husband said cynically. “When you’ve got a Charles to deal with, this may mean he’s only plotting.” He seemed to be wrong. For over a week Charles was the teacher’s helper; each day he handed things out and he picked things up; no one had to stay after school.