Comparing and Contrasting Narration

Select two options that describe the difference between the narrators of “The World According to Humphrey” and “Shawn the Speedy Snail”.

• Ⓐ Humphrey is the narrator of “The World According to Humphrey” so we can understand how he feels and what he thinks.

• Ⓑ The reader only knows how Shawn in “Shawn the Speedy Snail” feels and thinks because Shawn is the narrator. 

• Ⓒ There are no narrators in either “The World According to Humphrey” or “Shawn the Speedy Snail.”

• Ⓓ The narrator of “Shawn the Speedy Snail” is an outside person so we are able to understand some of what the characters are thinking and feeling based on what they say and do.

• Ⓔ The narrators of both “The World According to Humphrey” and “Shawn the Speedy Snail” are the same.

Select the option that shows which point of view each story is told from.

• Ⓐ “The World According to Humphrey” is told from a third person point of view and “Shawn the Speedy Snail” is told from a first person point of view.

• Ⓑ Both “The World According to Humphrey” and “Shawn the Speedy Snail” are told from a first person point of view.

• Ⓒ Both “The World According to Humphrey” and “Shawn the Speedy Snail” are told from a third person point of view.

• Ⓓ “The World According to Humphrey” is told from a first person point of view and “Shawn the Speedy Snail” is told from a third person point of view.

Which of the following statements would the narrator of “The World According to Humphrey” make?

• Ⓐ “I can’t believe A.J. is so quiet when his family is so loud.”

• Ⓑ “With all this racket, I am going to be exhausted at school on Monday!”

• Ⓒ “A.J. and Humphrey are the best of friends.”

• Ⓓ “Mom and dad love to watch T.V.”

How the hamster feels

• “The World

  According to

  Humphrey”

• “Shawn the Speedy Snail”

• Both

What the animal does

• “The World

  According to

  Humphrey”

• “Shawn the Speedy Snail”

• Both

Where the story takes place

• “The World

  According to

  Humphrey”

• "Shawn the Speedy Snail"

• Both

Descriptions of the characters

• “The World

  According to

  Humphrey”

• "Shawn the Speedy Snail"

• Both

A narrator that is telling what happens to someone else

• “The World

  According to

  Humphrey”

• "Shawn the Speedy Snail"

• Both

What are the elements of poetry?

• Stage directions, cast of characters, lines

• stanzas, lines, rhyme

• sentences and paragraphs

What are the elements of drama? Mark your evidence.

• Cast of characters, stage directions

• lines, stanzas

• paragraphs, and sentences