Who do you see in the picture to the left? Some describe an old women looking down, others describe a young girl looking over her right shoulder. There are many different ways or points of view for looking at things. Varied points of view is an important idea writers consider when conveying a story to their readers. Literature provides a lens through which readers view the world. Point of view is the way authors allows readers to "see" and "hear" what is going on. A reader's attention can be fixed to a specific detail, opinion, or emotion when the author manipulates the point of view of a story. |
This past week, 4PA examined the varied points of view authors use to convey a story. Connecting our parts of speech unit from the beginning of the year, students noticed that the pronouns an author uses provides clues as to the point of view the story is told.
To reinforce this skill, students worked in small groups to analyze traditional tales told from two different points of view. 4PA shared their findings with one another, noting how the point of view impacted their traditional tale. Groups presented specific similarities and significant differences they observed and evaluated the changes that occurred with other literary elements, such as setting, plot development, and theme. | |
This week, students will continue analyzing point of view with on of my favorite short stories entitled Lenny's Red Letter Day by Bernard Ashley. The message the author conveys in this text is particularly powerful. A focus of our conversation will be how the author conveys the theme by telling the story through Prakash's point of view. Students are also looking forward to participating in our socratic seminar this week about this text!
Interested in viewing one of the fractured fairy tales we explored this week? Take a peek at the video below of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka. Which point of view do you think this story is told?
Interested in viewing one of the fractured fairy tales we explored this week? Take a peek at the video below of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka. Which point of view do you think this story is told?
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