Point of View and Perspective

February 22, 2018

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6
Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

EQ: Analyze how point of view and perspective impacts the meaning of a story.

Starter: 

Literary Analysis Reflection 

What are you most proud of?  What do you wish you had more time to work on?

What is something you learned during the process?

What feedback do you have for me on the assignment?

Vocabulary:

Word: Perspective

part of speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

Your Definition: 

Activity: Use the word in a sentence.

Word: Point of View

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: (in fictional literature) the narrator's position in relation to the story being told.

Your Definition: 

Activity:What is one fact you already know about point of view. 

Activity:

1. Understanding Point of View

Read through the link above and take Cornell notes on the different points of view.

2. Perspective and Point of View Practice 

Select an image from a magazine or online.

Then, create an example for each of the point of views and perspectives listed below: 

Perspective

First Person

Second Person

Third Person Limited

Third Person Omniscent

3.    .  The Yellow Wall Paper 

Discussion Questions

Analyze the setting. Explain the mood it creates. 

Characterize the main character. What is your opinion of her?

Evaluate how the woman feels due to her surroundings. 

Characterize her husband.  What is your opinion of him.

What is significant about her description of the wall paper?

Analyze the point of view of the narrator.

The Yellow Wall Paper Audio Book 

4.  Double Entry Journal 

Complete the double entry journal by making a copy of it and putting it in your assignment folder. 

Then, find 4 quotes that are particularly powerful in regards to the point of view. 

We will discuss these quotes as a whole group. 

Closure:

How confident do you feel identifying the different types of point of view?

Use the learning target to assess yourself.