Perspective & Point of View
What is perspective?
How a character thinks or feels about something.
What is mood?
The feeling the author creates for the reader.
What is descriptive language?
Words and details that help the reader clearly imagine or understand something.
What is an objective summary?
A short explanation of the most important information from a text without opinions.
What is text evidence?
A quote or detail from the text that supports or proves an answer.
Which words are clues that a story is told in first person?
A) He, She, They
B) I, Me, My
C) You, Your
B) I, Me, My
Which word describes a mood?
A) Nervous
B) Running
C)Character
D) Evidence
A — nervous
Which sentence uses descriptive language?
A) "Grandma smiled"
B )“Grandma's bright smile lit up her face like sunshine.”
B ) “Grandma's bright smile lit up her face like sunshine.”
TRUE or FALSE:
An objective summary should include your personal opinion.
False
Why should you go back to the text before choosing your final answer?
To find evidence that proves your answer is correct.
How does first-person point of view help the reader understand a character?
It lets the reader know the narrator's thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
Read the sentence:
“The warm sun shined through the window as Grandma hugged me and handed me a plate of fresh cookies.”
What mood do these details create?
A warm, happy, peaceful, or comforting mood.
What type of figurative language compares two things using like or as?
Simile
Which sentence belongs in an objective summary?
A )“Clara visits her grandparents and begins getting to know them.”
B) " Clara's grandparents are the nicest in the story "
A )“Clara visits her grandparents and begins getting to know them.”
A student says:
“The character feels nervous.”
Which evidence BEST proves this?
A) " She jumped up and down with excitement"
B) "Her hands shook as she slowly walked toward the door"
C) "She laughed loudly with her friends"
B ) “Her hands shook as she slowly walked toward the door.”
At the beginning of a story, Mia is nervous about visiting her grandmother. Later, she is laughing and talking with her.
How does Mia's perspective change?
Mia changes from feeling nervous or unsure to feeling happy and comfortable.
Name TWO things an author can use to create mood.
Descriptive language
Sensory details
Word choice
Read the sentence:
“Grandma's kitchen smelled like warm cinnamon, and her soft voice filled the room.”
Which TWO senses are being described?
Smell and hearing.
Which information should you include in an objective summary?
The most important ideas and events
A question has a Part A and Part B.
What should your Part B answer do?
Part B should provide evidence that proves or supports the answer from Part A.
When a question asks how a character's perspective changes, what TWO parts of the text should you compare?
The character's thoughts or feelings at the beginning and the end.
At the beginning of a story, the author describes a character's shaking hands, quiet voice, and worried thoughts.
Later, the author describes laughter, smiles, and warm hugs.
How does the mood change?
The mood changes from nervous/worried to happy, warm, or comfortable.
“His smile was as bright as the morning sun.”
What does this descriptive language help you understand about how the character feels?
It shows that the character feels happy, excited, or positive.
What is WRONG with this objective summary?
“The girl visits a new place, and I think she should stay there because her grandparents seem really nice.”
It includes a personal opinion. An objective summary should only include important information from the text.
At first, a character thinks her grandparents might be strange or mean. Later, she smiles, laughs, and enjoys spending time with them.
What does this evidence show?
Her perspective changes. She goes from feeling unsure or nervous about her grandparents to feeling comfortable and happy with them.