Perspectives

The lens or person through which a story is told.

• Tone

• Perspective

• Point of view

• Mood

As I grazed in the field, I realized that there were not any other animals around. I had a weird feeling that something was wrong. The other animals that are usually making noises are all silent. The rustling from my hooves are the only sound. I see a shadow up in a tree. I feel afraid and uneasy. I think that is is unsafe here, so I am going to run away.

From what/whose perspective is the passage written?

• A hunter

• An animal looking for friends

• An animal being hunted

As I grazed in the field, I realized that there were not any other animals around. I had a weird feeling that something was wrong. The other animals that are usually making noises are all silent. I see a shadow up in a tree. I think that is is unsafe here, so I am going to run away. From what point of view is the passage written?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

The author's point of view in this passage is ..

• positive feeling about spring break

• negative feeling about spring break

• has no opinion about spring break

• doesn't care about spring break

One way of looking at things

• Respect

• Speculate

• Perspective

• Retrospective

What does it mean to see things from someone else's perspective?

• To only focus on your own opinion

• To understand and consider how someone else sees or feels about something

• To ignore other people's thoughts

What is a perspective?

• The way someone sees the world

• The way someone eats their sandwich

• The narrator

• When you get hot and your armpits get all sweaty

a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally

• Claim

• Evidence

• Perspective

• Argument

a way of thinking about something that is influenced by the type of person you are or by your experiences.

• identify

• perspective

• imagine

Why do multiple perspectives matter?

• Multiple perspectives do not matter because you only need to know your point of view.

• Because not everyone sees things the same way. It is important to understand others.

• Because Grandfather Chin loves flying kites.

• Because everyone should see things the same way.