Who's the Narrator - Point of View Review

Read the following snippet from a wedding. Using the details provided, identify

the point of view of the narrator.

This certainly happened a lot faster than I thought it was going to. It seems

like just yesterday that Cheryl and I met at the Frisbee tournament. It wasn’t

yesterday, of course, but six months is pretty quick to go from “hello” to “I do,”

right? I wonder if anyone has ever answered “maybe” instead of “I do” or asked

for a little more time...probably not.

• Organist

• Mother of

  the Bride

• Bride

• Groom

• Officiant (the minister/preacher)

Read the following snippets from a wedding. Using the details provided, identify

the point of view of the narrator.

I’m so proud of my baby girl. Look at her up there. She’s just glowing! It’s a little

upsetting that she didn't want to wear my wedding dress, however. I mean, my

grandmother wore it, my mother wore it, and I wore it. If you ask me, it’s a little

selfish on her part, but nobody’s asking me, right?

• Organist

• Mother of

  the Bride

• Bride

• Groom

• Officiant (the minister/preacher)

Read the following snippets from a wedding. Using the details provided, identify

the point of view of the narrator.

I don't know why they asked me to do this. Cheryl knows how much I hate public

speaking. They could have just gotten a priest, a judge, or a ship

captain...somebody that does this kind of thing all the time. I think we’re ready

to start, but I’m having trouble finding the right place to begin. I dropped the

pages I’d written just before coming out here, and now they’re all out of order!

• Organist

• Mother of

  the Bride

• Bride

• Groom

• Officiant (the minster/preacher)

Read the following snippets from a wedding. Using the details provided, identify

the point of view of the narrator.

It always amazes me what people pick for wedding music, but I do know

that when they stray from the wedding classics, like “Here Comes the Bride,”

they usually regret it. I’ve been asked to play pretty much everything- rock, pop,

jazz, polka...everything. It always sounds interesting, but it doesn't always sound

good.

• Organist

• Mother of

  the Bride

• Bride

• Groom

• Officiant (the minister/preacher)

Read the following snippets from a wedding. Using the details provided, identify

the point of view of the narrator.

I know that my mother’s not happy. I can tell by the way she’s looking at

me, with those fiery, crossed eyes. However, I can't tell exactly what it is. My best

guess is that it’s because of Bob, but I thought she really liked Bob! I mean, she

makes his favorite food every time we come to visit, and she bought him the tie

he’s wearing right now!

• Organist

• Mother of

  the Bride

• Bride

• Groom

• Officiant (the minster/preacher)

Read the following snippets from a field trip. Using the details provided, identify

the point of view of the narrator.

Ricky kept daring me to touch the skeleton. I tried to ignore him, but I finally

figured that it was the only way to get him to be quiet. Plus, what was the harm?

All of the bones were bolted to a big metal frame. It was no big deal. I finally told

Ricky “FINE!” I quietly moved to the back of the group. Just as I reached out,

someone grabbed my hand.

• Parent

  Chaperone

• Museum

  Guide

• Student

• Teacher

• Museum

  Visitor

Read the following snippets from a field trip. Using the details provided, identify

the point of view of the narrator.

I always pick the wrong day! I love the peace and quiet of a nearly empty

museum, but there was a mob of children there today...a mob, I say! I saw the

most terrible thing. One little rascal was reaching out to touch the stegosaurus

skeleton. He was going to put his oily mitts on a millions-of-years-old bone. Thank

goodness that some upstanding student stopped that hoodlum before it was too

late!

• Parent

  Chaperone

• Museum

  Guide

• Student

• Teacher

• Museum

  Visitor

Read the following snippets from a field trip. Using the details provided, identify

the point of view of the narrator.

Mr. Robinson called in sick today, and two of our three parent chaperones

didn't show. I tried to pick a spot near the museum guide where I could see

everyone, but that was impossible. Ricky and Jim were whispering. Then Jim

disappeared, but as long as I could still see Ricky, I felt okay. He was a

troublemaker, but at least his mom was here. In fact, she was talking to him right

now.

• Parent

  Chaperone

• Museum

  Guide

• Student

• Teacher

• Museum

  Visitor

Read the following snippets from a field trip. Using the details provided, identify

the point of view of the narrator.

I saw Ricky whispering with his friend Jim and pointing at the skeleton, and I

knew exactly what Ricky was up to. He always did the same thing at home with

his younger brothers. Ricky was a manipulator. He could get anyone to do

anything. As soon as I saw Jim sneaking behind the other students, I went right up

to Ricky. “If he touches that dinosaur,” I told him, “you’re grounded forever.”

• Parent

  Chaperone

• Museum

  Guide

• Student

• Teacher

• Museum

  Visitor

Read the following snippets from a field trip. Using the details provided, identify

the point of view of the narrator.

By far, this was the biggest school group we’d ever had, so we had our

hands full. We were also understaffed. It was a real challenge explaining the

exhibits and also making sure that no one touched them. This was especially

tricky near the dinosaur skeletons. The railings are just too close to the skeletons. It

looked like something was happening toward the back of the group, but I

couldn't see for sure.

• Parent

  Chaperone

• Museum

  Guide

• Student

• Teacher

• Museum

  Visitor