Exploring Point of View in Literature

1. English Language Arts 9 August 26, 2013

2. Bellringer In your notebooks write down today’s date, then answer the following question. • What is the late work policy for my class?

3. Notes-Point of View (POV) • Point-of-View (POV) • Who is telling the story and how much they contribute • 1st person • 2nd person • 3rd person • Omniscient • Limited omniscient • Objective

4. Notes-POV • 1st person • I, me, my, we, our • Story is told from the main character’s POV • Benefits-readers see events from the perspective of an important character. Readers often understand the main character better. • Drawback-readers only see one characters POV.

5. Notes-POV • 2nd person • You, your, yours, yourself • Very rare • Uses “you” and presents command • Often the narrator is speaking to him/herself

6. Notes-POV • 3rd person-Omniscient • All-knowing-the narrator can see into the minds of all characters. • Godlike narrator; he/she can enter character’s minds and knows everything that is going on; past, present, and future. • May be a narrator outside the text.

7. Notes-POV • 3rd person-Limited Omniscient • Narrator can see into ONE character’s mind • All characters have “thought privacy” except one. • Benefit-Gives the impression that we are very close to the mind of that one character, even though we’re viewing it from a distance. • Drawback-Sometimes this narrator can be too focused and may impose his/her own opinion with no grounds.

8. Notes-POV • 3rd person-Objective • Narrator can only describe and does not enter characters’ thoughts. • Like a video camera, the narrator reports what happens and what the characters are saying. • The narrator adds no comment about how the characters are feeling.

9. Practice In your notebooks, number your paper 1-4 and tell which POV the following sentences represent. • 1. With great sadness, she stood up before the crowd. Her best friend was proud of her confidence. • 2. I jumped up with excitement at the good news! • 3. He saw her in the hallway and said, “Hello.” • 4. He was nervous to ask her on a date.

10. Eyes Past Print With your table, answer the following questions on a piece of paper. • The Three Little Pigs (Handout) • 1. What POV is The Three Little Pigs told from? • 2. How would the story have been different if told from the 1st pigs POV? • 3. How would the story have been different if told from the 2nd pigs POV? • 4. How would the story have been different if told from the 3rd pigs POV? • 5. Why do you think the author chose to tell the story from this POV?

11. Writing Workshop-Honors • The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Handout) • With your partner next to you, answer the following questions about The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Mr. Wolfe • 1. What POV is the story told from? • 2. Who told the story? • 3. How did the characters version of the story differ from the original version of The Three Little Pigs? • 4. Which version of the story do you believe more and why? • 5. Why do you think reading the same story from another POV is important? • 6. How does reading a story in 1st person POV make it different? • 7. Write a paragraph as if the 3rd pig who build the brick house were telling the story.

12. Ticket Out • List the 5 types of POV