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1. From whose point of view is this text written? Why do you think the author chose this voice? Give examples from the reading to support your answer.
The narrator in this text is ____________________________. I think that the author chose this voice because _____________________________________________ In the story when _______________________________ __________________________________, he says, __________________________________ _______ ______________________________(use a quote from the story). This helps me understand that ________________________________________________ _____________________. Another thing that the Ordinary Son states is _____ _______________________________________________ (use quote). This tells me _______________________________________________________. I liked/ didn’t like the way the author used this voice because _____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________.
2.Does something in this text remind you of something in your life, another story, movie, etc? Explain.
__________________________________________ from the text reminds me of _____________________ __________________. These are similar because______________________________. Another way they are similar is ____________________________ ____________________________One way they are different because _________________________________________.
The narrator in this text is the ordinary brother. I think that the author chose this voice because the ordinary son wasn't a geniuse but he was still happy.in the story when the ordinary boy says he's free that meant he was happy that he was not a geniuse just like is brother. this helps me understand that the ordinary boy does not want to be a geniuse just like his brother he just wants to be free just like ordinary boys.jasmine p
ReplyDeleteThe narrator in this text is a boy.I think that the author chose this voice because he is an ordinary kid he is not a genius. -Mayah
ReplyDeleteThe narrator in this text is a boy.I think the author choose this voice because he is ordinary.In the story when he was the only one who is not a genius he says. this helps me understand that this brothers and sister are smart and he's not,so he can stand out. another thing that the ordinary boy states is how his family all does something that make them smart like doing math poem and space things.-Patricia Destine
ReplyDeleteThe ordanary boy. I think that the author chose this voice becuse he is not a geunus . margaret
ReplyDeleteThe narrator in this text is a boy.I think that the author chose this voice because he's the only person in his family that is not a genius.In the story when the boy figures out he is not a genius, he feels free and happy.this helps me understand that everybody in his family may be a genius but he feels original and he is glad that he stands out from his family.Another thing is that the author didn't say the story from another persons point of view because he is the ordinary son.-Alexis C
ReplyDeleteThe narrator in this text is telling the story. I think that the author chose this voice because he is an original person and he is different person then everybody else. In the story when The Ordinary Son went to Garrett's room when he saw when Garrett draw the battle- recreations of the French and The Indian Wars. This story helps me understand that he is the original boy in his family I liked the way the author used this voice because it nice to have a person that is not a genius. KARRIE JEAN
ReplyDeleteThe narrator in this text is the ordinary boy.I think that the author chose this voice because it will be better for him to talk about him self then any body else.isaiah
ReplyDeleteThis is from the ordinary boy's point of view because he's telling us that he has a family full of geniuses he's not a genius. I think he had the ordinary boy tell it because maybe the author is explaining his life. Tyrique
ReplyDeleteThe narrator in this text is The ordinary boy. I think that the author chose this voice because everybody in his family is a genius and he is not a genius. In the story when he says im free this helps me understand that he is happy he is not a genius
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The narrator in the text is The Ordinary son. I think that the author chose this voice because if the author chose Garret or there Mom they would talk more about their selfs and not about there other family member. In the story its says that the Ordinary son was watching Garret crawl along the paper reeling out figures of which very few were numbers and he recognized that most of the symbols were x 's and y 's. this help me understand that Garret likes math and he would have talk more about math or things that he like other then talk about his family.MoliM
ReplyDeletethe narrator in the text is the ordinary son. i think that the author chose this point of view because he didn't wanted to be a genius like the others. in the story in the time he though he was genius but when found out he wasn't he said Im free. this helps me understand that not all people would like to be genius.
ReplyDeleteThe narrator in this text is a boy. I think that the author chose this voice because he probably didn't want him to be mad. In the story when the boy goes to Garrett's room he says, " I was free." -Selena
ReplyDeleteThe narrator in this text Garrett's brother. I think that the author chose this voice because the brother knows a lot about the family. In the story when Garrett's brother says he's a genius. This helps me understand that he used to be a genius. Garrett
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