Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What point of view is used? Circle one option:

First Person Third-Person Limited Third-Person Omniscient

2. What can you infer about Sam’s feelings or personality? Explain your thinking.

3. Text Evidence: Copy a few words or describe a detail that supports your inference.

4. Why can’t Sam be sure about what Eli is thinking? How does this help prove the story’s point of view?

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Homework: Point of View

Story C

Name:

Date:

Story C | The Garden Plan

Laila set two seed packets on the table and hoped the class would choose sunflowers for the school garden. Sunflowers, she thought, would make the entryway feel cheerful. Across from her, Mateo stared at a packet of tomato seeds. He wanted to grow food the school could donate to local families. Laila worried Mateo would think her idea was silly, while Mateo worried Laila would say his plan took too much work. Neither spoke at first. When Laila finally asked what he was thinking, Mateo explained his plan. She listened closely and then suggested they plant both flowers and tomatoes.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What point of view is used? Circle one option:

First Person Third-Person Limited Third-Person Omniscient

2. What does the narrator reveal about Laila’s thoughts? Include a detail from the story.

3. What does the narrator reveal about Mateo’s thoughts? Include a detail from the story.

4. How does knowing both characters’ thoughts help the reader understand their conflict? Use evidence.

Final Check

Did I name the point of view, cite specific evidence from the story, and explain what the evidence reveals?

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Exemplar Answers & Grading Criteria

1. What point of view is used? 1 Point

Correct Answer: Third-Person Limited. (Students must circle "Third-Person Limited".)

Rationale: An outside narrator uses third-person pronouns and restricts the perspective to Sam's internal feelings and observations only.

2. Infer Sam’s feelings or personality 2 Points

Exemplar Response: Sam values his friendship with Eli and feels remorseful, anxious, and self-conscious. He cares enough to want to reconcile, but his fear of rejection or mockery makes him hesitant.

Acceptable Variations: Regretful, anxious about conflict, insecure, thoughtful, wanting peace.

3. Text Evidence 2 Points

Acceptable Citations (Direct or Paraphrased):

• "wanted to apologize, but he was afraid Eli would laugh at him"
• "gripped his backpack tightly" (physical tension reflecting nervousness)
• "rehearsed his apology silently, wishing he could find the courage"

4. Why can't Sam know Eli's thoughts? (Proof of POV) 2 Points

Exemplar Response: Because the narrator is limited strictly to Sam's perspective, the reader only sees Eli from the outside looking at the window. Sam must guess whether Eli is angry or tired. If the story were omniscient, the narrator would state Eli's actual thoughts directly.

Key Distinction for Learners

Students often mistake mentions of two characters for omniscience. Point out that while Eli is present, his mind is a locked room to both Sam and the narrator.

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Teacher Resource • Answer Key

Point of View: Story C Key

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Story C: "The Garden Plan" Correct POV: Third-Person Omniscient

Key Clues: The narrator reveals both Laila's motivations (wants cheerfulness, fears Mateo will think her idea is silly) and Mateo's motivations (wants to donate food, fears Laila will think it's too much work).

Exemplar Answers & Grading Criteria

1. Identified POV (1 Pt):

Third-Person Omniscient.

The narrator is "all-knowing" and accesses thoughts of multiple characters.

2. Laila's Thoughts (2 Pts):

Hopes for sunflowers to make the entry cheerful; worries Mateo will think her idea is silly.

3. What does the narrator reveal about Mateo's thoughts? (2 Points)

Mateo wants to plant tomatoes so the school can donate food to local families in need. He worries Laila will object that his plan requires too much hard work.

4. How knowing both minds clarifies conflict (2 Points)

Knowing both characters' thoughts shows that their initial silence wasn't hostility, but mutual insecurity. Both feared rejection of good intentions. This omniscient insight helps the reader appreciate how listening and combining ideas created a win-win compromise.

Quick Scoring Rubric (7 Points Per Page / 21 Points Total)

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Pistas clave: El narrador usa pronombres en tercera persona (él, se) y únicamente revela los pensamientos y emociones de Sam («Sam quería disculparse», «temía que Eli se burlara», «Sam no lograba saber si Eli seguía enojado», «deseando encontrar el valor»).

Respuestas modelo y criterios de calificación

1. ¿Qué punto de vista se utiliza? 1 Punto

Respuesta correcta: Tercera persona limitada. (El estudiante debe encerrar «Tercera persona limitada» en un círculo).

Justificación: La voz narrativa es externa pero está limitada a la perspectiva interior y la experiencia de un solo personaje (Sam).

2. Inferir los sentimientos o personalidad de Sam 2 Puntos

Respuesta ejemplar: Sam valora la amistad de Eli y se siente arrepentido e inseguro. Aunque desea reparar la relación y disculparse, siente temor al rechazo o a la burla, lo que genera una gran tensión interior.

Variaciones aceptables: Ansiedad ante el conflicto, remordimiento, timidez, deseo de reconciliación.

3. Evidencia del texto 2 Puntos

Citas textuales o detalles aceptables:

• «quería disculparse, pero temía que Eli se burlara de él»
• «apretó con fuerza su mochila» (expresión física de tensión e inquietud)
• «repasó su disculpa en silencio, deseando encontrar el valor»

4. ¿Por qué Sam desconoce los pensamientos de Eli? (Prueba de POV) 2 Puntos

Respuesta ejemplar: Sam no puede saber lo que Eli piensa porque la narración está limitada exclusivamente a su propia mente. Solo puede observar las acciones externas de Eli (mirar por la ventana) e intentar adivinar sus emociones. Si fuera omnisciente, el narrador explicaría directamente lo que Eli siente.

Distinción clave

Explique que la presencia de dos o más personajes en una escena no convierte al relato en omnisciente; lo determinante es cuántas mentes abre y revela el narrador.

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Recurso Docente • Clave de Respuestas

Punto de Vista: Clave Historia C

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Historia C: «El plan del jardín» Punto de vista: Tercera persona omnisciente

Pistas clave: El narrador conoce y expresa tanto los pensamientos y temores de Laila (esperaba girasoles, temía que Mateo pensara que era tonta) como los de Mateo (quería cultivar comida comunitaria, temía que Laila dijera que era demasiado trabajo).

Respuestas modelo y criterios de calificación

1. Punto de vista (1 Pto):

Tercera persona omnisciente.

El narrador es «todopoderoso/sabihondo» y conoce el interior de múltiples personajes.

2. Pensamientos de Laila (2 Ptos):

Desea girasoles para alegrar la entrada; teme que Mateo juzgue su propuesta como una tontería.

3. Pensamientos de Mateo (2 Puntos)

Mateo quiere cultivar tomates para donar alimentos frescos a familias de la comunidad. Teme que Laila descarte su propuesta por demandar demasiado esfuerzo y trabajo.

4. Cómo la omniscencia clarifica el conflicto (2 Puntos)

Conocer los pensamientos de ambos aclara que su vacilación inicial no provenía de antipatía mutua, sino de inseguridad compartida: ambos deseaban hacer algo positivo y temían el rechazo. Esto permite al lector apreciar el valor de escucharse para alcanzar una solución colaborativa.

Rúbrica de evaluación (7 Puntos por página / 21 Puntos en total)

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