Comparing First and Third Person Narration

Which statement BEST describes the differences between the narrators' points of view in the two stories?

• One story is told by a girl who is making observations from outside the story and describes how one person feels. The other story is told by a boy who is a character living through the events and describes how many people feel.

• One story is told by a character who lives through the events and describes how many characters feel. The other story is told by a character who is an outsider observing the events and describes how one person feels.

• One story is told by a character who lives through the events and describes how one person feels. The other story is told by a character who is an outsider observing the events and tells about how many people feel.

• One story is told by a narrator who is actually the main character living through the events. The other story is told by a narrator who gives and account of the events from his imagination.

#3 Part A: What does the word procrastinating mean as it is used in the sentence:

Never, never again will you catch me procrastinating before a big test!

• altering, revising, or editing something

• being slow or late about doing something

• taking control of something

• getting information about something

#3 part B: what is the detail from paragraph 11 that gives the best clue to the meaning of procrastinating?

• The next time, I promise I won't wait until the last minute!

• Never, never again will you catch me procrastinating before a big test!

• If only I'd let Mom help me study last night, ...

• ...I might have a chance at passing this test.

Choose the 3 that are true about "Trick or Treat."

• Includes a narrator who observes an event but does not experience the story.

• Includes dialogue

• Includes the thoughts of the main character

• Includes a narrator who tells about the events as he or she experiences them

Choose the 3 that are true about "Putting it Off."

• Includes a narrator who observes an event but does not experience the story

• Includes dialogue

• Includes the thoughts of the main character

• Includes a narrator who tells about the events as he or she experiences them

The narrator of the story is usually a main character and tells the story from his/her point of view in_____________

• Third person point of view

• Second person point of view

• First person point of view

The narrator is not a main character and does not tell the story from his/her point of view in __________

• Third person point of view

• second person point of view

• first person point of view

Clue words for first person point of view are:

• they, he, she, them, names

• I, me, my

• I, me, they, he, she

• you, names, us, yours

Clue words for third person point of view are:

• they, he, she, them, names

• I, me, my

• I, me, they, he, she

• you, names, us, yours

What is the point of view from the following:

Emma thought and she thought: How can I make people notice me? Then, Emma's two twin nieces ran in the kitchen and asked Emma to make a batch of cookies for their class. She did, and the next day at the bake sale, lots of children and parents were buying her cookies.

• First Person

• Third Person

• Second Person