warm-up character and perspective in two short stories
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Warm-Up Character and Perspective in Two Short Stories
Words to Know
Write the letter of the definition next to the matching word as you work through the lesson. You may use the glossary to help you.
contrast A. who is telling the story and how it is told
compare B. to study to find differences
point of view C. to examine to discover similarities and difference
Lesson Goals
Read “A Smart Cookie” by Sandra Cisneros and“An Hour with Abuelo” by Judith Ortiz Cofer.
Analyze what a
does and says.
Compare and contrast
and consequences.
Examine di�erent
in a story.
? Lesson Question
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? Words to Know
perspective A. when a character’s actions and speech reveal character traits
inference B. the way a character or person views the world
indirect characterization
C. a conclusion made on the basis of implicit or explicit evidence
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Making a Choice
Making a choice is the process of options and selecting one or more.
The choices you make are often driven by:
• .
• gut instinct.
• other opinions.
• a need to avoid certain .
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InstructionPart 1
Actions and Words4
Indirect Characterization
Indirect characterization – when a character’s actions and speech character traits
Indirect characterization
What the character does
A character who spends timecleaning might be a tidy person.
The character talks back toeveryone around her.
Words, , dialogue
What the character says
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through actions:
Indirect characterization through
:
The reader can make an
that the characters
are nervous about riding the train, because:
• they “hold hands very tight.”
• they are concerned about the “right” train.
The reader can infer that the mother has regrets, because:
• she believes she is not “somebody.”
• she .
I could’ve been somebody, you know? my
mother says and sighs.
–“A Smart Cookie,” Sandra Cisneros
I hold her hand very tight while we wait
for the right train to arrive.
–“A Smart Cookie,” Sandra Cisneros
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Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954)
• Was born in Chicago, Illinois
• Has brothers and no sisters
• Is best known for the novel The House on Mango Street
• Writes , short stories, and novels
• Features characters who are Latina in the United States
InstructionPart 1
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Point of View
point of view – a device authors use to show is telling the story and how it is told
First person Second person Third person
I, , mine , your He, she,
Analyzing Perspective through Point of View
perspective – the way a character or person the world
Think about how the narrator views the world around him in this text. Then underline the words that show the narrator makes guesses about what the other character is thinking.
For a long time he doesn’t say anything else. I think that he’s sleeping, but then I see that he’s
watching me through half-closed lids, maybe waiting for my opinion of his writing. I’m trying
to think of something nice to say.
–“An Hour with Abuelo,” Judith Ortiz Cofer
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Judith Ortiz Cofer (b. 1952)
• Was born in in 1952
• Grew up in Patterson, New Jersey
• Spent at her grandmother’s house in Puerto Rico
• Keeps her family’s Puerto Rican and values
• Writes poetry, essays, short stories, creative nonfiction, and
InstructionPart 2
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Comparing and Contrasting “A Smart Cookie” and “An Hour with Abuelo”
compare and contrast – to look for and differences
of these stories stress the importance of education. In “A Smart
Cookie,” the mother did not care about education, in “An Hour with
Abuelo,” the grandfather really cared about the importance of school.
I became a farmer. I married a good
woman who gave me many good children.
I taught them all how to read and write
before they started school.
–“An Hour with Abuelo,” Judith Ortiz Cofer
You want to know why I quit school?
Because I didn’t have nice clothes.
No clothes, but I had brains.
Yup, she says disgusted, stirring again.
I was a smart cookie then.
–“A Smart Cookie,” Sandra Cisneros
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