Points of View
What point of view uses pronouns like I, me, my?
What is first person?
What is an inference?
What is a logical guess based on evidence and reasoning?
What is the theme of a story?
What is the message or lesson the author wants to share?
What does it mean to compare and contrast two characters?
What is to find how they are alike and different?
Which point of view is being used in this sentence: "She walked to the store and bought some bread."?
What is third person?
If a text says, "She wore a heavy coat and shivered when the wind blew," what can you infer about the weather?
What is it’s cold?
If a story is about a boy who learns the value of honesty after facing consequences for lying, what might the theme be?
What is honesty is important or always tell the truth?
If one character is brave and another is fearful, what trait are you contrasting?
What is courage?
How does a first-person narrator affect the reader’s understanding of the story?
What is it gives a personal, limited view of events?
Which of these sentences is a piece of text evidence:
A) "I think she’s scared."
B) "Her hands trembled and she backed away slowly."
What is B?
Can a story have more than one theme?
What is yes?
Two characters in a story both want to help others, but one does it secretly and the other openly. What do they have in common?
What is they are both kind or helpful?
Why might an author choose to write a story in third-person omniscient?
What is to give the reader insight into multiple characters’ thoughts?
Why is text evidence important when making an inference?
What is it supports your interpretation or conclusion?
How can key details help you figure out the theme of a story?
What is they show what the characters learn or how they change?
Why is it important to use key details when comparing characters?
What is key details show how characters act, feel, and think?
Read this excerpt: "I couldn’t believe what I saw. My best friend had betrayed me." How does the narrator’s point of view shape how we understand the situation?
What is it shows the narrator’s personal feelings, making the reader feel empathy?
Read this sentence: "Jason slammed his book shut and stormed out of the room." What can you infer, and what is the evidence?
What is Jason is angry, based on slamming the book and storming out?
Read this short summary: "A girl keeps losing friends because she always puts herself first. She finally realizes she must be a better friend to keep her friendships." What is a possible theme?
What is true friendship requires unselfishness?
Read this: "Amy always spoke her mind, even if others disagreed. Sarah usually stayed quiet and avoided conflict." What is one similarity and one difference between Amy and Sarah?
What is both are cautious in different ways; Amy is bold, Sarah is reserved?