Name: __________________________ Due Date: __________ Class: 1 º __
Character and Point of View: Why might an author choose to use first-person point of view when writing a story?
Identify whether the selection “Two Kinds” is written in first-person or third-person point of view, citing a few words from the text that led to your conclusion. How would have the story been different if it had been told from a different point of view?
List SIX of the daughter’s character traits. (+0.5 points each )
Name: __________________________ Due Date: __________ Class: 1 º __
Character and Point of View: Why might an author choose to use first-person point of view when writing a story?
Identify whether the selection “Two Kinds” is written in firstperson or third-person point of view, citing a few words from the text that led to your conclusion. How would have the story been different if it had been told from a different point of view?
List SIX of the daughter’s character traits. (+0.5 points each )
Reread paragraphs 24–28 of the text. What does this passage show about the difference between the mother’s motives and the daughter’s motives? (2 pts.)
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How do the different perspectives of the mother and daughter create challenges for each character? (2 pts.)
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(a) From what point of view is the story told? (0.5 pt.)
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(b) What details in the text enabled you to identify the point of view? (0.5 pt.)
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How might the story be different if it were told from the mother’s point of view? (2 pts.)
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Reread paragraphs 24–28 of the text. What does this passage show about the difference between the mother’s motives and the daughter’s motives? (2 pts.)
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How do the different perspectives of the mother and daughter create challenges for each character? (2 pts.)
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(a) From what point of view is the story told? (0.5 pt.)
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(b) What details in the text enabled you to identify the point of view? (0.5 pt.)
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How might the story be different if it were told from the mother’s point of view? (2 pts.)
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