Now, it’s time to participate in a discussion where you consider how the choice of point of view affects the story “The Piece of String.”

Read part of Khianna’s post.

In “The Piece of String,” the story would be very different if told from the point of view of the farm hand who actually found the wallet. He would most likely be shocked and concerned that the old man was taking such grief for something he did not do. It also would have changed the end of the story.

Create one original post that

• Chooses a character in the story other than Master Hauchecorne and explains how the story would be different if told from that character’s point of view.

Create two response posts that

• Respond respectfully and meaningfully to the original posts of classmates, and compare and contrast their perspectives with your own.