Chapter 10 Vocab: Point of View

Person who tells the story.

(a)  

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The perspective from which a story is told by a major character in the story or a character who witnesses the story's events.

(a)  

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The storyteller is someone who does not figure into the action at all.

(a)  

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

The storyteller is someone who does not figure into the action at all, yet knows the actions and internal doings of everyone in the story.

(a)  

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

From what point of view was "The Shawl" told?

• First person (Rosa)

• First person (Stella)

• Third person omniscient

• Third person limited (Stella)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

From which point of view was "A&P" told?

• First person (Sammy)

• First person (Queenie)

• Third person omniscient

• Third person limited (Sammy)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

"Cathedral" uses first-person point of view. The narrator has a specific voice that adds to the tone of the story. How does this point of view affect the reader? (Click all that apply.)

• We get to "see" through the narrator's eyes.

• We get to experience the narrator's first impressions of his house guest.

• We may empathize with the narrator's feelings and reactions.

• We attempt to understand why the narrator feels the way he does.

• Everyone else in the story becomes a villain.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

How would you describe the point of view of Hemingway's story, "Hills Like White Elephants"?

• A major character's point of view

• An impartial observer's point of view

• A minor character's point of view

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is it called when the storyteller's point of view has a compromised sense of credibility, is somehow misleading the reader, or cannot communicate the story accurately for some reason?

(a)  

Which story's point of view affected you the most so far? (In the next question, you'll attempt to explain why.)

• A Rose for Emily

• The Shawl

• A&P

• Cathedral

• How to Talk to Girls at Parties

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5