Compare and Contrast Point of View

Use your notes from "Voices in the Park" to compare and contrast the different perspectives. Which detail would unlikely be included in Victoria's perspective?

• Charles's mom trying to shoo Albert away.

• Charles's mom calling Victoria's name so that they could leave the park.

• Albert chasing her around the park while playing.

• Smudge's dad sitting on the bench and reading the newspaper.

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Use your notes from "Voices in the Park" to compare and contrast the different perspectives. What is a detail that Smudge's version includes that the other three narrators do not include?

• Smudge describes the walk to the park and the others don't.

• Smudge explains what she did when she got home from the park, while the others just mention that they went home.

• Smudge includes the activities she did at the park, while the others don't.

• Smudge includes talks about other characters that were at the park and the others don't.

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Use your notes from "Voices in the Park" to compare and contrast the different perspectives. How are Charles's mom and Smudge's perspectives of the dogs in the park different?

• Charles's mom thought both dogs were well-behaved, while Smudge thought the other dog was unruly.

• Charles's mom and Smudge both thought the same about the dogs. They both thought the dogs were a delight and both dogs played well with each other.

• Charles's mom thought the her dog was better, while Smudge thought both dogs got along well and were having fun with each other.

• Smudge was concerned that the dogs would fight each other, which Charles's mom was not concerned about the dogs fighting.

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Is the excerpt written in first person or third person point of view?

• first person

• third person

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Is the excerpt written in first person or third person point of view?

• first person

• third person

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Is the excerpt written in first person or third person point of view?

• first person

• third person

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How does the narrator's third person point of view influence the events of the story?

• 3rd person- Narrator is not a character and is focused on the actions of the characters.

• 3rd person- Narrator is main character focused on his own thoughts & feelings.

• POVN- Point of View of the Narrator- Pronouns

• Dialogue is conversation between characters, NOT the narrator telling the story.

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Compare and contrast the first-person and third-person points of view. Which statement is true?

• A) First-person uses 'I' and 'we', while third-person uses 'he', 'she', and 'they'.

• B) First-person is always more reliable than third-person.

• C) Third-person always provides more detail than first-person.

• D) First-person and third-person are identical in perspective.

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In a story told from a first-person point of view, what is a potential limitation?

• A) The narrator can only share their own thoughts and feelings.

• B) The narrator knows everything about all characters.

• C) The narrator is not involved in the story.

• D) The narrator can switch between different characters' thoughts.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of an omniscient third-person point of view?

• A) The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

• B) The narrator is a character in the story.

• C) The narrator only knows the thoughts of one character.

• D) The narrator uses 'I' and 'we'.

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