Sparky's Choice - Identifying positive or negative perspectives in literary texts (Grade 7)

Alessa's words focus on the new possibilities and innovation ('create something new,' 'true innovation'), which reveals her positive attitude toward trying something new and risky for a creative outcome.

Jordan directly states his negative perspective on the idea, saying, 'That sounds incredibly risky. What if it just makes a mess? We could get zero points.'

Alessa directly states her negative opinion of the safe plan by saying, 'A perfect star is boring.' This shows her desire for something more innovative.

By calling his safe, predictable plan 'smart,' Jordan implies that Alessa's risky, creative plan is not smart. This shows his perspective that caution is a better choice than innovation.

The phrases are sorted based on the character who said them or whose viewpoint they represent. Alessa's phrases show hope and excitement for creativity, while Jordan's show fear of failure and a preference for safety.

Alessa offers a compromise to ease Jordan's fears. She says, 'If it's a total disaster, we can go back to the boring star.' This is a direct recall of her statement.

Each statement is matched with the underlying perspective it shows. Jordan's first statement shows his practical, negative view. Alessa's statement shows her positive, creative view. Her comment on the star shows her negative view of the safe option. Jordan's final line shows he is giving in but still holds a negative, conditional view.