COMPARE/CONTRAST FICTION VS COMPARE/CONTRAST FICTION VS. NON-FICTION AUTHORS’ POINT OF VIEW AND TONE: **FICTION: Point of View- the perspective or vantage point from which the story is told. 3 main kinds of POV: *First Person: the narrator is a character in the story. We see the story through his/her eyes. Pronouns used: I, my, me, myself, we, us, mine, our *Third Person, omniscient- the narrator is not a character in the story, but views the events of the story through the eyes of more than one character. Pronouns used- he, she, they, them, their, his, hers, it, its, him --omniscient- all knowing *Third Person, limited- the narrator is not a character, but he/she presents the story from a character’s P.O.V. Pronouns used- he, she, they, them, their, his, hers, it, its, him (Ex. “Harry Potter”)

Reflect on what we have read: “People Call Me Crazy” I was nervous the moment I stepped off the bus at Camp Lakewood. I heard the rushing of the river and smelled the breeze coming off the lake. The air was muggy and hot, but I was filled with icy cold terror. Q1: From what point of view was “People Call Me Crazy” told? Q2: How do you know? (Key words?) Q3: Is the narrator (person telling the story) a character in the actual action of the story? If so…………… …….then your answer to Q1 should have been FIRST PERSON because Thatcher is a character who is telling the story using words like “I” and “me.”

Q4: Now, re-read the passage from the non-fiction “Disaster in Space” article we studied before break and decide which P.O.V. it is told from: Two days earlier, Apollo 13 had blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Lovell, Haise, and Swigert were strapped inside their small spacecraft, which was perched atop a 360-foot-tall rocket packed with millions of pounds of explosive fuel. Five, four, three, two, one . . . With a deafening roar and a brilliant flare of fiery gas, the rocket catapulted Apollo 13 into the sky. It streaked through the air at 24,000 miles per hour—14 times the speed of a bullet. The force strained the astronauts’ hearts. It stretched back the skin on their faces until it seemed the skin would rip away from their skulls. The men felt as though their bones might shatter. But this was all normal. In fact, the launch was just about perfect. Soon the astronauts had left Earth and were cruising toward their destination. Their mission was to land on the moon and explore a hilly section called Fra Mauro. They were to gather samples of the moon’s sandy dirt and 4-billion-year-old rocks. First, though, the astronauts had to get there.

Q5: Why do you think “Disaster in Space” is told from that P. O. V Q5: Why do you think “Disaster in Space” is told from that P.O.V.? (What are the hint words?) Two days earlier, Apollo 13 had blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Lovell, Haise, and Swigert were strapped inside their small spacecraft, which was perched atop a 360-foot-tall rocket packed with millions of pounds of explosive fuel. Five, four, three, two, one . . . With a deafening roar and a brilliant flare of fiery gas, the rocket catapulted Apollo 13 into the sky. It streaked through the air at 24,000 miles per hour—14 times the speed of a bullet. The force strained the astronauts’ hearts. It stretched back the skin on their faces until it seemed the skin would rip away from their skulls. The men felt as though their bones might shatter. But this was all normal. In fact, the launch was just about perfect. Soon the astronauts had left Earth and were cruising toward their destination. Their mission was to land on the moon and explore a hilly section called Fra Mauro. They were to gather samples of the moon’s sandy dirt and 4-billion-year-old rocks. First, though, the astronauts had to get there. Answer: If you chose, third-person omniscient, you are correct. The narrator is not one of the characters in the story, and seems to know what all three astronauts are feeling and thinking.

**NON-FICTION, PERSUASIVE: Argument- the author’s point of view (or opinion of the topic being discussed) Tone- the author’s attitude toward a subject or topic in the text Diction- the author’s choice of words Connotation- the feeling associated with a word beyond its literal meaning Authors often choose words (loaded language) to persuade you to feel a certain way.

Q6-7: Re-read this line from the non-fiction argumentative article, “Should Stores Spy on You?” “If these laws pass, the next time you’re being stalked at your favorite store, you might at least know it.” This uses second-person POV. The author uses pronouns like you and your, and talks to you as if you are in the story. (This IS RARELY used in literature and is more commonly found in persuasive articles, commercial ads and instructional manuals.) Q6: What is this author’s argument about stores using cameras an tracking customers’ phones? (What is their opinion of it?) Q7: Why would the author of this article want you to feel as though you are in the article?