This document discusses narrative perspective and pronoun usage. It provides examples of first person perspective using pronouns like I, second person using you, and third person perspectives using he/she/they. It also distinguishes between third limited perspective, where the narrator knows the thoughts of one character, and omniscient, where the narrator knows the thoughts of all characters. Examples are included to demonstrate these different narrative perspectives.
Jerry went through many phases in his life, from visiting Paris to multiple suicide attempts, battling depression and addictions. He experimented with different identities, including dressing as a woman, becoming a musician and pyromaniac. After his final suicide attempt succeeded, a new Jerry emerged who was athletic, romantic and eventually lived as an old man and then reincarnated as a snake.
After Tony Stark's death, Peter Parker feels lost until he encounters a man named Yont Krats on the planet Vormir who looks exactly like Tony. Peter believes he has found a replacement for his mentor, but a fairy named Aisha tells him not to try and replace those he has lost because they will always live on in his heart. Peter realizes he cannot replace Iron Man and must continue his own life while cherishing memories of Tony, as he did. The moral is not to try and replace lost loved ones.
Ineen Jarman, an 11-year-old fan from New Zealand, writes a letter to Suzanne Collins praising her work on The Hunger Games trilogy. Ineen expresses how much she loves the characters of Katniss Everdeen and Rue. While she enjoys most of the book, some graphic descriptions were difficult for her to read. She asks Collins about her inspiration for the story and characters, how long it took to write the first book, and if fans often ask for her autograph. Ineen hopes to become a writer herself one day.
The document is a 7th grade English textbook unit on entertainment. It includes several reading comprehension activities:
1) Students read short dialogs about music and film preferences and answer true/false questions.
2) Students read a profile of a boy named Anand who likes classical music but dislikes rock, and complete sentences about his preferences.
3) Students read sentences about activities and draw faces to represent "really likes", "quite likes", "doesn't like".
4) Students complete sentences choosing the correct verb form between "coming/come" and "seeing/see", "going/go", "watching/watch".
Josh finds himself alone in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by infected strangers. He takes shelter in an abandoned hospital but is attacked by an infected stranger. After escaping, Josh wanders aimlessly until finding an abandoned pub to sleep in. Upon waking, he is confronted by four armed survivors who initially threaten him but then offer to take him back to their base, where their doctor can treat his wound, after Josh proves his fighting ability. Josh agrees to go with them but remains wary after his previous negative experiences with other survivors.
Wad is creating a short film with characters Peter, Emma, and Joe. Peter discovers he has magic powers in class and can move objects with his mind. He practices controlling his powers at home. Peter loves Emma but she is dating the bully Joe. During a confrontation between Peter and Joe, Peter uses his magic to defend himself. Peter has a dream that he seriously hurts Joe and is scared of his abilities. He wakes up back in class, moving a pencil with his mind again. The story is not finished but Wad finds the project fun.
This book follows the story of a dog through four lifetimes as different dogs, each time trying to find its purpose. The dog is first a stray puppy named Toby, then a loyal family dog named Bailey, a police dog named Ellie, and finally returns as Buddy to the boy Ethan it saved many times before. In each life, the dog saves lives but still wonders if it will find its true purpose.
Barry feels strange after entering school and his friend Scott appears unaware of his presence. Barry experiences a painful pulling force and wakes up alone in a strange forest. He feels like he is being watched and sees marks on trees that were not there. Barry is transported away after hearing a bloodthirsty roar. The next day, a mysterious man appears in Barry's room and says he can help Barry understand what is happening to him. The man touches Barry and flashes of space and history pass through his eyes before everything goes dark.
Liam's personality was completely altered by the Exposure Disease, leaving him unable to distinguish right from wrong. One night, in an altered state, he attempted to attack a member of the Private Force on patrol with just a lighter. When he did not stop after being warned, the Forceman used an electro-taser to stop Liam for good.
Abby, Peter, Jonathan, Granny Vee, Annie, and Tutton-Rah are the main characters in the story. Peter is Dakota's favorite character because he is brave and doesn't like cats. The story takes place in a rundown house on top of a hill. Abby and Peter go to their uncle's house but discover that the man they thought was their uncle is actually Tutton-Rah, and the house isn't really their uncle's house. Dakota didn't like the book because it didn't make sense that a person could eat a mummy's insides and it didn't explain how a character went to a theme park.
This document contains exercises from a workbook on conditional sentences. Exercise 4 contains 4 sentences about situations involving travel and what would have happened if different choices had been made. Exercise 5 contains 6 sentences in the same format. Exercise 6 provides 4 incomplete sentences and asks the student to complete them with conditional (if...then) sentences.
The document tells a story about a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him nails and told him to hammer one in the fence every time he lost his temper. Over several weeks, as the boy learned to control his anger, he hammered fewer nails each day. When he went one day without losing his temper, his father had him start pulling out nails. Eventually, all the nails were gone. However, the father showed the boy the holes still in the fence, saying angry words leave scars like the holes, even if you apologize.
This story is about Jimmy the hamster who loves reading books about space. Jimmy dreams of becoming an astronaut but can't because he doesn't have a spaceship. One day Jimmy gets his own spaceship and embarks on adventures visiting planets like Mars, Venus, and Jupiter. After his travels, Jimmy returns home to Earth, realizing his dream of going to space.
Dexter is a 10-year-old Golden Retriever who lives with his family and buddy Buddy. As a puppy, Dexter enjoyed chewing on bones and doing tricks. While Dexter is friendly, as a dog he has gotten into mischief like tearing shoes and novels. Dexter's favorite hobby was once chewing wires, but he was disciplined and stopped. Dexter loves cuddling with his family and playing, even if it means playing with thieves or cockroaches.
Liam's personality was completely altered by the Exposure Disease, leaving him unable to distinguish right from wrong. One night, in an altered state, he attempted to attack a member of the Private Force on patrol with just a lighter. When he did not stop after being warned, the Forceman used an electro-taser to stop Liam for good.
Abby, Peter, Jonathan, Granny Vee, Annie, and Tutton-Rah are the main characters in the story. Peter is Dakota's favorite character because he is brave and doesn't like cats. The story takes place in a rundown house on top of a hill. Abby and Peter go to their uncle's house but discover that the man they thought was their uncle is actually Tutton-Rah, and the house isn't really their uncle's house. Dakota didn't like the book because it didn't make sense that a person could eat a mummy's insides and it didn't explain how a character went to a theme park.
This document contains exercises from a workbook on conditional sentences. Exercise 4 contains 4 sentences about situations involving travel and what would have happened if different choices had been made. Exercise 5 contains 6 sentences in the same format. Exercise 6 provides 4 incomplete sentences and asks the student to complete them with conditional (if...then) sentences.
The document tells a story about a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him nails and told him to hammer one in the fence every time he lost his temper. Over several weeks, as the boy learned to control his anger, he hammered fewer nails each day. When he went one day without losing his temper, his father had him start pulling out nails. Eventually, all the nails were gone. However, the father showed the boy the holes still in the fence, saying angry words leave scars like the holes, even if you apologize.
This story is about Jimmy the hamster who loves reading books about space. Jimmy dreams of becoming an astronaut but can't because he doesn't have a spaceship. One day Jimmy gets his own spaceship and embarks on adventures visiting planets like Mars, Venus, and Jupiter. After his travels, Jimmy returns home to Earth, realizing his dream of going to space.
Dexter is a 10-year-old Golden Retriever who lives with his family and buddy Buddy. As a puppy, Dexter enjoyed chewing on bones and doing tricks. While Dexter is friendly, as a dog he has gotten into mischief like tearing shoes and novels. Dexter's favorite hobby was once chewing wires, but he was disciplined and stopped. Dexter loves cuddling with his family and playing, even if it means playing with thieves or cockroaches.
3. Uses pronouns: he, she, him, her, they, them,
He loves tacos.
They love tacos.
4. Uses pronouns he, she, him, her, they them
A story is told by an outside narrator that
knows the thoughts and feelings of one
character
5. Uses pronouns he, she, him, her, they them
A story is told by an outside narrator that
knows the thoughts and feelings of all
characters
Omniscient = all knowing
6. Circle any pronouns you see (he, she, I, they,
etc.)
Underline any thoughts or feelings you see.
7. Astrid watched the moon rise over the
mountains. Thoughts of the night they
discovered the old house flooded into her
mind. She remembered how that night the
world seemed changed forever. She
wondered what her brother Billy was
thinking. She was afraid that he couldnt
remember that night.
8. Astrid watched the moon rise over the
mountains. Thoughts of the night they
discovered the old house flooded into her
mind. She remembered how that night the
world seemed changed forever.
Billy also remembered that night. He could
not forget the first time they saw the house.
He was full of fear.
9. 1. Tim was mad at Jen. He blamed her. Jen just
left without saying anything. She left a note
and then left him.
10. 2. Tim was mad at Jen. He blamed her. Jen
knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to
live her life.
11. 3. We were walking to the store, when I heard
some footsteps following us. We ran as fast
as we could.
12. 4. Hector was hungry, and really wanted tacos.
If only I had some tacos, he thought to
himself. Mr. Bullard continued to teach the
class about narrative perspective.
13. 5. Hector was hungry, and really wanted tacos.
If only I had some tacos, he thought to
himself. Mr. Bullard knew that Hector
wanted tacos, but he continued to teach the
class about narrative perspective.