RL 6.5

Read this passage. How does the first-person point of view affect what readers know about the characters?

“Where did I put my phone?” I thought to myself. I had turned around for a second to get some water, and then, it was gone. I noticed a little boy playing with something, but his back was turned to me. There was also an older lady talking on a phone on a bench. The phone looked a little like mine, but was it?

• Readers only know what the narrator saw, felt, and did. They don’t know who took the phone.

• Readers know who took the phone because they know what each character is thinking.

• Readers know who took the phone because the narrator knows the other characters.

• Readers know what the little boy is thinking.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read this passage again. How would it be different if it was written from the third-person point of view?

“Where did I put my phone?” I thought to myself. I had turned around for a second to get some water, and then, it was gone. I noticed a little boy playing with something, but his back was turned to me. There was also an older lady talking on a phone on a bench. The phone looked a little like mine, but was it?

• The account would report facts but no personal observations.

• The account would tell what each character was thinking and did. Readers would know who took the phone.

• The account would describe only what the narrator saw, felt, and did. Readers wouldn’t know who took the phone.

• The account would focus on another person’s experience, not the narrator. Readers would have to guess who took the phone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read this passage. What is Casey's perspective on this story?

Riley and Casey were racing. Riley ran along the road. He went as fast as he could, hoping he would make it to the house first. Meanwhile, Casey had trouble getting up after falling off his bike. Why did I think I could make it down that hill on my bike? Casey thought to himself. They were both less than a mile away from the house.

• He is afraid.

• He is confident.

• He is unsure of himself.

• He is having fun with his friend.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Read the passage. What is the difference between Tina's perspective and Mara's perspective?

Tina and her older sister Mara sat silently in the waiting room of the hospital. Their new baby brother would be born at any minute. Tina could barely sit still because she was so excited to see him. But Mara just kept playing a game on her phone. Mara didn’t care who this new brother was. As far as she was concerned, their house only needed one kid in it—her.

• Tina is excited, but Mara is upset.

• Tina is excited, but Mara is bored.

• Tina is afraid, but Mara is confident.

• Tina is afraid, but Mara is comforting.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3