Who is the Narrator?

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Who is the Narrator?

• Finding the SPEAKER in a Text

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The Lost Button
Dont worry, said Frog. We will go back to
all the places where we walked. We will soon
find your button. They walked to the large
meadow. They began to look for the button in the
tall grass. Here is your button! cried Frog.
That is not my button, said Toad. That
button is black. My button was white. Toad
put the black button in his pocket. A sparrow
flew down. Excuse me, said the sparrow. Did
you lose a button? I found one. That is not
my button, said Toad. That button has two
holes. My button had four holes. Toad put the
button with two holes in his pocket. They went
back to the woods and looked on the dark paths
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Who is the Narrator?

• Who is the speaker in the story?
• a. the sparrow
• b. Frog
• c. Toad
• d. an unknown character
• How do you know?

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See if you can find the NARRATOR in this
selection
Whipping the Eggs   Come here, Huey! my
father said. Huey walked toward him, his hands
behind his back. See these eggs? my father
said. He cracked them and put the yolks in a pan
and set the pan on the counter. He stood a chair
by the counter. Stand up here, he said to
Huey. Huey stood on the chair by the counter.
Now its time for your beating! my father
said. Huey started to cry. His tears fell in
with the egg yolks. Take this! my father
said. My father handed him the egg beater. Now
beat those eggs, he said. I want this to be a
good beating! Oh! Huey said. He stopped
crying. And he beat the egg yolks.
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Who is the Narrator?

• Who is the speaker in the story?
• a. Huey
• b. Father
• c. Hueys brother or sister
• d. a stranger
• How do you know?