Understanding Characters Narrator

What other story element is most affected by the narrator's point of view?

• the story's setting

• the story's title

• the story's theme

• the story's plot

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does it matter who tells the story?

• The narrator's character traits will cause readers to love or hate the story.

• The narrator can change the plot and setting of a story at any time.

• The narrator's point of view affects how much readers will be told about characters or events.

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

You see a strange word in a paragraph describing the house where the narrator used to live. You should:

• use the context of setting to figure out what the word means

• plot

• use the next paragraph to make a wild guess about the word's meaning

• use the context of point of view to figure out what the word means

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

When readers use context to figure out the meaning of an unknown word, they are:

• using an online dictionary to look up an unfamiliar word

• using the word's parts to figure out what the word means

• using what they do know about the story to guess at a word's meaning

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

How do you choose the best point of view for your own narratives?

• You ask your teacher or a friend which point of view you should use

• You don't have to make a choice because it doesn't matter

• You think about how your choice of narrator will affect the story before you begin writing

• You choose randomly

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

"I love sitting in my comfy chair on a cold night and reading my favorite book."

Which point of view is this sentence written in?

• second person

• first-person

• third-person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which context would help you most if you were trying to figure out what this sentence means?

When young Erica Whitcomb took music lessons, she began to blossom.

Which context should you use to figure out what the word "blossom" means?

• point of view

• setting

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

"He took his dog for a walk."

Which point of view is this sentence written in?

• third-person

• second-person

• first-person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The context of a narrator's point of view provides clues about:

• how the narrator would think about things

• when the story happened and what kinds of tools people used

• where the story happens and what things would be there

• what is happening and what things might show up next

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which point of view is most likely to be unreliable in a story?

• All points of view in a story are equally reliable.

• The first person narrator is most likely to be unreliable.

• The third person point of view is most likely to be unreliable.

• All points of view in a story are equally unreliable.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6