The following text is from Maria’s point of view:
I looked forward to dance class all day during school. Every day after school, my mom drops me off at a dance studio and I rehearse on my own for 2 hours before my actual dance class begins. I love the way I can move my body to the beat of the music.

The following text is from Ali’s point of view:
My mom forced me to join an after school activity. I decided to take dance lessons because I thought it would be easy. I arrive right before class begins, if not a few minutes late, and move through the motions as the teacher instructed, but without much enthusiasm.

What is Ali’s point of view about the dance class?

The following text is from Brian’s point of view:
Looking up at the stands, I see the crowd growing. I’m excited to see that so many people wanted to come out to watch us play in the state championship game. As I run onto the field, I can’t help but smile as my entire family waves at me.

The following text is from Charlie’s point of view:
My knees began to shake as I sat on the bench and watched all of the fans coming through the gate to find an open seat in the stands. I wasn’t expecting to have to play the state championship game in front of so many people. I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to move from the bench when the game started.

What is Charlie’s point of view about the state championship game?

This text is written from the point of view of Gabe’s dad:
After I dropped Gabe off at the birthday party, I drove around worrying. Will he be polite? Will he have fun with the other boys at the party? It’s not easy meeting a lot of new people at once, and Gabe didn’t know everyone that was invited to the party. It can be scary to make new friends, and he was late to the party, so he would be the last boy to arrive.

This text is written from the point of view of Gabe:
I couldn’t wait to get out of the car when we pulled up to my friend’s birthday party. My dad was driving so slow, it took us forever to arrive. When I finally got to the party, I had a great time. I remembered to say please and thank you to all of the adults, and I met a lot of great new friends. I can’t wait to invite them all over to my house for my birthday next month.

How was Gabe’s point of view different from his dad’s?

The following text is from Maria’s point of view:
I looked forward to dance class all day during school. Every day after school, my mom drops me off at a dance studio and I rehearse on my own for 2 hours before my actual dance class begins. I love the way I can move my body to the beat of the music.

The following text is from Ali’s point of view:
My mom forced me to join an after school activity. I decided to take dance lessons because I thought it would be easy. I arrive right before class begins, if not a few minutes late, and move through the motions as the teacher instructed, but without much enthusiasm.

What is Maria’s point of view about the dance class?

Adapted from “How the Camel Got His Hump” in Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (1902)

Now this is the next tale, and it tells how the Camel got his big hump.

Presently the Horse came to him on Monday morning, with a saddle on his back and a bit in his mouth, and said, “Camel, O Camel, come out and trot like the rest of us.”

“Humph!” said the Camel; and the Horse went away and told the Man.

Presently the Dog came to him, with a stick in his mouth, and said, “Camel, O Camel, come and fetch and carry like the rest of us.”

“Humph!” said the Camel; and the Dog went away and told the Man.

Presently the Ox came to him, with the yoke on his neck and said, “Camel, O Camel, come and plough like the rest of us.”

“Humph!” said the Camel; and the Ox went away and told the Man.

At the end of the day the Man called the Horse and the Dog and the Ox together, and said, “Three, O Three, I’m very sorry for you (with the world so new‐and‐all); but that Humph‐thing in the Desert can’t work, or he would have been here by now, so I am going to leave him alone, and you must work double‐ time to make up for it.”

That made the Three very angry (with the world so new‐and‐all), and they held a palaver, and an indaba, and a punchayet, and a pow‐wow on the edge of the Desert; and the Camel came chewing milkweed most ’scruciating idle, and laughed at them. Then he said “Humph!” and went away again.

Presently there came along the Djinn in charge of All Deserts, rolling in a cloud of dust (Djinns always travel that way because it is Magic), and he stopped to palaver and pow‐wow with the Three.

“Djinn of All Deserts,” said the Horse, “is it right for any one to be idle, with the world so new‐and‐all?”

“Certainly not,” said the Djinn.

“Well,” said the Horse, “there’s a thing in the middle of your Howling Desert (and he’s a Howler himself) with a long neck and long legs, and he hasn’t done a stroke of work since Monday morning. He won’t trot.”

“Whew!” said the Djinn, whistling, “that’s my Camel, for all the gold in Arabia! What does he say about it?”

“He says ‘Humph!’” said the Dog; “and he won’t fetch and carry.”

“Does he say anything else?”

“Only ‘Humph!’; and he won’t plough,” said the Ox.

“Very good,” said the Djinn. “I’ll humph him if you will kindly wait a minute.”

"Camel my friend, what's this is hear of your doing no work, the world so new-and-all?", and the Djinn

"Humph!"

"Camel, you've given the Three extra work ever since Monday morning, all on account of your 'scruciating idleness."

"Humph!"

"I shouldn't say that again if I were you. You might say it once too often. Camel, I want you to work."

"Humph!"

No sooner has Camel said it than he sees his back, that he is so proud of, puffing up and puffing up into a great big lolloping human

"Do you see that hump? That's your very own humph that you've brought upon your very own self by not working. Today is Thursday, and you've done no work since Monday, when the work began. Now you are going to work," said Djinn.

"How can I with this humph on my back?" asked Camel.

"That's made a-purpose all because you missed those three days. You will be able to work now for three days without eating, because you can live on your humph; and don't you ever say I never did anything for you. Stay with the Three, and behave."

"Humph! Humph!"

From that day to this the Camel always wears a humph. Now we call is "hump" so that we will not hurt his feelings. However, he has never yet caught up with the three days that he missed at the beginning of the world, and he has never yet learned how to behave.

Which character thought it was wrong of the Camel not to help?

This text is written from the point of view of Gabe’s dad:
After I dropped Gabe off at the birthday party, I drove around worrying. Will he be polite? Will he have fun with the other boys at the party? It’s not easy meeting a lot of new people at once, and Gabe didn’t know everyone that was invited to the party. It can be scary to make new friends, and he was late to the party, so he would be the last boy to arrive.

This text is written from the point of view of Gabe:
I couldn’t wait to get out of the car when we pulled up to my friend’s birthday party. My dad was driving so slow, it took us forever to arrive. When I finally got to the party, I had a great time. I remembered to say please and thank you to all of the adults, and I met a lot of great new friends. I can’t wait to invite them all over to my house for my birthday next month.

What was Gabe’s point of view about the party?

The following text is from Maria’s point of view:
I looked forward to dance class all day during school. Every day after school, my mom drops me off at a dance studio and I rehearse on my own for 2 hours before my actual dance class begins. I love the way I can move my body to the beat of the music.

The following text is from Ali’s point of view:
My mom forced me to join an after school activity. I decided to take dance lessons because I thought it would be easy. I arrive right before class begins, if not a few minutes late, and move through the motions as the teacher instructed, but without much enthusiasm.

How is Maria’s point of view different from Ali’s?

The following text is from Brian’s point of view:
Looking up at the stands, I see the crowd growing. I’m excited to see that so many people wanted to come out to watch us play in the state championship game. As I run onto the field, I can’t help but smile as my entire family waves at me.

The following text is from Charlie’s point of view:
My knees began to shake as I sat on the bench and watched all of the fans coming through the gate to find an open seat in the stands. I wasn’t expecting to have to play the state championship game in front of so many people. I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to move from the bench when the game started.

How is Brian’s point of view different from Charlie’s?

This text is written from the point of view of Gabe’s dad:
After I dropped Gabe off at the birthday party, I drove around worrying. Will he be polite? Will he have fun with the other boys at the party? It’s not easy meeting a lot of new people at once, and Gabe didn’t know everyone that was invited to the party. It can be scary to make new friends, and he was late to the party, so he would be the last boy to arrive.

This text is written from the point of view of Gabe:
I couldn’t wait to get out of the car when we pulled up to my friend’s birthday party. My dad was driving so slow, it took us forever to arrive. When I finally got to the party, I had a great time. I remembered to say please and thank you to all of the adults, and I met a lot of great new friends. I can’t wait to invite them all over to my house for my birthday next month.

What is Gabe’s dad’s point of view about the party?

The following text is from Brian’s point of view:
Looking up at the stands, I see the crowd growing. I’m excited to see that so many people wanted to come out to watch us play in the state championship game. As I run onto the field, I can’t help but smile as my entire family waves at me.

The following text is from Charlie’s point of view:
My knees began to shake as I sat on the bench and watched all of the fans coming through the gate to find an open seat in the stands. I wasn’t expecting to have to play the state championship game in front of so many people. I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to move from the bench when the game started.

What is Brian’s point of view about the state championship game?