IXL | Distinguish points of view | 4th grade language arts

The following texts both describe camping trips.

This text is told from the point of view of Mr. Whitaker, a motor home owner:

My wife and I take camping trips in our fancy motor home. We stay in the best parks, where we hook up the camper to water and electricity. We take lots of groceries and cook dinner in our kitchen. At night, we sleep soundly in our comfortable beds.

This text is told from the point of view of Ms. Buckley, who camps in the wilderness:

I pack light when I go camping. All I need is a sleeping bag. I don't carry much food because I know how to find the wild plants that are safe to eat. To me, camping means making a fire and falling asleep beneath the starry night sky.

How is Ms. Buckley's point of view different from Mr. Whitaker's?

Ms. Buckley makes sleeping in a motor home seem uncomfortable.

Ms. Buckley describes camping as living on what you find in nature.

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The following texts both describe going up a mountain in a chairlift.

This text is from a poster at the Clark Ski Center:

The chairlifts at the Clark Ski Center are new and improved. You will love their safe, modern design so much that riding up the mountain might be more fun than skiing down! Enjoy the scenery as you soar to the top of the mountain.

This text is told from the point of view of Sally, a woman on a chairlift:

The chairlift whipped around the bend. It picked me up, and I hung on anxiously as it carried me high into the sky. I peeked down at the happy skiers on the ground below but quickly shut my eyes again. I couldn't wait to get off.

How is Sally's point of view different from the poster's?

Sally creates a sense of fear about the chairlift.

Sally describes why the chairlift is unsafe.

key idea

A point of view, or perspective, is a way of seeing or thinking about something. People with different points of view may describe the same topic very differently.

For example, two authors may have different information about a topic, or they may not agree on what is important. So, they might include different facts or details.

Or, two narrators may have different feelings or opinions about a topic. So, they might create a different mood or change how the reader sees the characters, settings, or events.

solution

The poster creates a feeling of enjoyment.

Sally's point of view is different. This text creates a sense of fear about the chairlift.

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