Interpreting Multiple Texts and Interpreting Themes Introduction

Learning Targets: As a result in learning, you will be able to: Determine the point of view of the speaker or narrator Describe how the speaker or narrator’s point of view influences the way events are told in the text

Essential Questions: Whose point of view is used in the story? What other voices could tell the story? How would the story be different if it was told through another character’s eyes? Who is the narrator of this story? Is the story told from first-person point of view or third-person point of view? How do you know? How does this point of view make a difference in the manner in which events are described?

Vocabulary: Theme: The author's message or lesson in the story.

Launching the Thinking: “Today I rolled out of bed and walked into the bathroom. When I turned on the light, I noticed that my toothbrush was missing. I looked high and low, but it was nowhere to be found. Finally, I found it in the trash.” 

Who can retell what happened in the story I just told?

Even though the story is the same, it is being told from three different points of view: First Person Point of View (the teacher), Second Person Point of View (a person speaking to the teacher), and Third Person Point of View (a student telling the story as if the teacher isn’t in the room).

Let’s Review, Point of View Point of view is the perspective used to tell a story.

First Person : Story is told from the point of view of a character. The following words are used: I Me My Us We Our I really enjoyed diving into the pool!

First Person Advantages Readers see events from character’s point of view. Readers understand characters better.

Third Person: A narrator is telling the story. The following words are used: He She They Them Her His Billy hurt his knee when he fell off of his bike.

Third Person Advantages Readers are able to see the thoughts of all characters.

Second Person: The author is speaking to the reader. The following words are used: You Your Yours Yourself When washing clothes, you need to make sure that you sort them according to their color. Second person point of view uses “you” and presents commands.

What point of view is used? Joshua walked into the room carefully. He began to sweat as he looked at the equipment in the room. He wondered what tools Dr. Scott would be using on his teeth. His fear was short lived. He was excited when the dentist told him that he didn’t have any cavities. First Person Second Person Third Person

What point of view is used? As I ran up to the stage to receive my award, I didn’t realize that my shoe lace was untied. I took a few steps, tripped over my shoe lace, and fell flat on my back. The crowd waited in silence to see if I was okay. They erupted in applause, when I stood up and walked to the stage to get my award. For a moment I was embarrassed, but I guess I showed courage by getting up and walking to the stage. I made sure that I held my head up high as I accepted my award. First Person Second Person Third Person

What point of view is used? When you are reading a passage and you come across a word that you do not know, you should use context clues to help you define the word. Context clues help you figure out the definitions of unfamiliar words. Become a detective and search for the words that will help you define the unfamiliar word. Sometimes the definition is right there in the sentence. You should never skip over a word you do not know. Good readers take the time to understand what they are reading! First Person Second Person Third Person