1. Point of View
Day 65–

2. Objectives
Identify mood and tone and how writers convey them through word choice.
Analyze the development of characters throughout a text.
Homework:
Vocabulary lesson 10
Fiction test Monday
Vocab test Tuesday

3. Warm Up – Point of View Write the numbers 1-4 on your paper.
You will read 4 different views of the same story.
Write the Narrative point of view that is being presented in the story. Give a 1-2 sentence explanation as to how you came up with your answer.

4. 1. Weary in every limb, the ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer. It would taste mighty good at dinner tonight. A grasshopper, cold and hungry, looked on. Finally, he could bear it no longer. “Please, friend ant, may I have a bite of corn?” “What were you doing all last summer?” asked the ant. He looked the grasshopper up and down. He knew its kind. “I sang from dawn till dark,” replied the grasshopper, happily unaware of what was coming next. “Well,” said the ant, hardly bothering to conceal his contempt, “since you sang all summer, you can dance all winter.” HE WHO IDLES WHEN HE’S YOUNG WILL HAVE NOTHING WHEN HE’S OLD

5. 2. Weary in every limb, the ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer. It would taste mighty good at dinner tonight. It was then that he noticed the grasshopper, looking cold and pinched. “Please, friend ant, may I have a bite of corn?” asked the grasshopper. He looked the grasshopper up and down. “What were you doing all last summer?” asked the ant. He knew its kind. “I sang from dawn till dark,” replied the grasshopper. “Well,” said the ant, hardly bothering to conceal his contempt, “since you sang all summer, you can dance all winter.”

6. 3. Cold and hungry, I watched the ant tugging over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer. My feelers twitched, and I was conscious of a tic in my left hind leg. Finally, I could bear it no longer. “Please, friend ant,” I asked, “may I have a bite of your corn?” He looked me up and down. “What were you doing all last summer?” he asked, rather to smugly it seemed to me. “I sang from dawn till dark,“ I said innocently, remembering the happy times. “Well,” he said, with a priggish sneer, “since you sang all summer, you can dance all winter.”

7. 4. The ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer, perspiring in spite of the cold. A grasshopper, his feelers twitching and with a tic in his left hind leg, looked on for some time. Finally, he asked, “Please, friend ant, may I have a bite of your corn?” The ant looked the grasshopper up and down. “What were you doing all last summer?” he snapped. “I sang from dawn till dark,“ replied the grasshopper, not changing his tone. “Well,” said the ant, and a faint smile crept into his face, “since you sang all summer, you can dance all winter.”

8. Answers 3rd Person Omniscient 3rd Person Limited 1st Person
3rd Person Objective

9. Hamadi p.242 Analyze Point of View
Think about how “Hamadi” might be different if it were told from a first-person point of view,
with Hamadi himself as the narrator. How might your perception of Hamadi change?

10. Comprehension Text Analysis
Answer each question on a separate piece of paper(p. 251 in textbook).
Comprehension
1. Recall Why does Susan begin to feel interested in Hamadi?
2. Recall What does Susan invite Hamadi to do?
3. Clarify What happens to Tracy at the end of the story?
Text Analysis
4. Analyze Point of View Think about how “Hamadi” might be different if it
were told from a first-person point of view, with Hamadi himself as the
narrator. How might your perception of Hamadi change?
5 Draw Conclusions Reread lines 257–261. Why do you think Hamadi’s words
have such a profound effect on Susan? Citing evidence from the text,
explain why you think she finds Hamadi’s words so meaningful.
6. Analyze Characters A round character is one who is complex and highly
developed, displaying a variety of different traits in his or her personality. A
flat character is not highly developed. He or she usually has one outstanding
trait or role and exists mainly to advance the plot of a story. Identify one
round character and one flat character in the story. Then explain how each
fits the criteria above.

11. choose one scene from the story and retell it in four ways.
Retell The Story:
Get into groups of four.
choose one scene from the story and retell it in four ways.
the original way (third-person limited point of view, focusing on Susan)
the third-person limited point of view, but focusing on another character
the first-person point of view, choosing one character in the scene
the third-person omniscient point of view
Questions to consider:
How does the author maintain point of view through devices such as pronoun choices.
How has the story changed when the point of view shifted.

12. You Light Up My Life: A Thank-You Letter
Hamadi functions as Susan’s surrogate grandparent; he offers her unconditional love, guidance, and a link to her heritage.
Think of a person who has served a similar role for them. Have students write a thank-you letter to the person, explaining how he or she serves as guide, inspiration, and friend.

13. If time…..Read Gaston

14. Closure - 3,2,1 Write: 3 things you learned about point of view today.
2 examples of POV
1 question you have regarding the lecture.