1. Narrative Perspective Point of View Author ’ s Point of View

2. Dialogue and Narration Dialogue = when characters speak. Narration = when the narrator speaks. “ Quotation marks ” separate narration from dialogue. Example “ Help ” my cousin Jack said. 1 2

3. Identifying Narrative Perspective It's about the narrator (who tells the story) We're not looking at dialogue. We don't care what characters say. Only the narrator's voice matters.

4. Pronoun Case First-PersonI, me, my, mine, we, us, ours, Second-Personyou, your Third-Personhe, she, her, they, them (also character's names) We are trying to figure out the narrator's view point on the story. Perspectives and Signal Words

5. Secret “ I am in the room ” I = 1 st Person “ You come in the room. ” You = 2 nd Person “ Then he or she came in the room. ” He or She = 3 rd Person

6. First-Person Narrator is a part of the story (character). Often uses I or we. Example I went home. Tim came over. I couldn't play.

7. Second-Person Usually for instructions Uses “ You ” ; from “ your ” perspective. Examples First, gather your materials. Add 1 cup sugar to flour.

8. Third-Person Narrator usually isn ’ t involved. Tells other's stories. Lots of “ He, ” “ She, ” & character names. Three Types of Third-Person Narration Does the narrator tell… Thoughts and Feelings of Characters?

9. Third-Person Omniscient Narrator is all knowing. Narrator tells thoughts and feelings of more than one character. Omni = AllScient = Knowing Example Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.

10. Third-Person Limited Narrator is limited to one character. Tells thoughts & feelings of one character Example Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay just left without saying anything. She left a note and then left him.

11. Third-Person Objective Narrator does not reveal any character ’ s thoughts or feelings. Only character ’ s dialogue and actions are narrated. Example Tim slammed the door. He walked upstairs & read a note from Shay. He kicked her trash can & started crying.

12. Tips on Identifying Check 1st or 2nd-person before worrying about objective, limited, or omniscient. Ask, “ Who ’ s story is the narrator telling: his, mine, or someone else ’ s? ” Focus on narration not dialogue.

13. Practice 1.Read the following passages. 2.Determine the narrator ’ s perspective. 3.Write down your answer.

14. 1 When I was four months old, my mother died suddenly and my father was left to look after me all by himself… I had no brothers or sisters. So through boyhood, from the age of four months onward, there was just us two, my father and me. We lived in an old gypsy caravan behind a filling station ”

15. 2 The huge man dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool. The small man stepped behind him. "Lennie!" he said sharply. "Lennie, for God" sakes don ’ t drink so much." Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. "Lennie you gonna be sick like you was last night." Lennie dipped his whole head under, hat and all… "Tha ’ s good," he said. "You drink some, George." He smiled happily

16. 3 Foresight in Relationships The previous night, make your plans for the next day and write them down… If you attend an exclusive Samurai ’ s party and feel timid, you cannot do your part in making it a successful party. You had first better prepare by convincing yourself that you will have a grand time. And you should feel grateful for the invitation.

17. 4 Harold Davis took a deep breath and slowly started to peel the gauze from the wound on his grandmother ’ s leg. “ Hold on, Grandma. I ’ m almost done, ” He said quietly. “ Don ’ t worry, baby. It doesn ’ t hurt too much, ” she quietly replied. “ Just take your time. ” Harold glanced up at his grandmother lying on the couch. He could tell she was in pain from the way she gripped the cushions, but still she managed to smile back at him.

18. 5 They were standing under a tree, each with an arm round the other's neck, and Alice knew which was which in a moment, because one of them had "DUM" embroidered on his collar, and the other "DEE." "I suppose they've each got "TWEEDLE" round at the back of the collar," she said to herself. They stood so still that she quite forgot they were alive, and she was just looking round to see if the word "TWEEDLE" was written at the back of each collar, when she was startled by a voice coming from the one marked "DUM."

19. Answers 1.First-Person 2.Third-Person Objective 3.Second-Person 4.Third-Person Limited 5.Third-Person Limited

20. 9/16-Warm up- Based on the picture, make a prediction about the poem “Casey at the Bat” (left page of your notebook)

21. Agenda 9/16 While watching, write at least 6 details that stand out to you. Choral read ‘Casey at the Bat’ pp. 650-652. After reading, write at least 6 details from the poem that stood out to you. (Be specific) Create a Venn Diagram to c/c the video to poem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfSed2 MUsA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfSed2 MUsA

22. Analyzing Summaries--9/17 Warm-Up- 1) Check that you have your details written from yesterday’s video and reading. 2) Write the Summary of a Story: A Checklist (textbook p.654) in your notebook (next right page). Create a bullet list of the terms. Read “Summary 2” on page 655 and identify the objective and subjective statements in your notebook (left page). In a well written response, answer the following: – Is summary 2 an effective summary? Why or why not? – What critical details from the poem does this summary include? – Do you believe the author of summary 2 has a biased opinion of Casey?

23. Homework Due 9/18 Create a Frayer Model for Point of View. – The center should read “Points of View”. The four quadrants should read: See Model Quiz on Point of View tomorrow. Bring a book to read when you are finished.

24. Unbiased Review Activity Write an unbiased review of a book, song, video game or movie of your choice. Your review must include at least 3 objective statements and no more than 3 subjective statements. Your review should be at least 1 paragraph ( 5 sentences). The topic sentence must include the title and the name of the author, artist, developer or star of the film. Entertain me with your words!!!