Point of View
What are the pronouns used in "first person" point of view?
I,me,my,we,us.
What does the P, I, and E stand for?
Persuade, inform, entertain.
Define central idea.
Central idea also known as the main idea of a text is the most important part of what the author wants the reader to remember most.
List 5 characters from The Secret Life of Bees.
T-Ray, Lily, Rosaleen, August, May, June, Zach, Deborah, April, Clayton Forester, Neil.
List five figurative languages that you learned in class.
simile, metaphor, hyperbole, symbol, imagery, oxymoron, idiom, allusion, onomatopoeia, personification.
Provide a sentence using second person point of view.
Your teacher will determine if you are correct!
What is the author's purpose?
In your science book, you read an article on how bananas are grown in the tropics around the world. You learn that people who live in the tropics include bananas into their daily diet.
Inform.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A. Soccer is important at the Olympics.
B. Soccer is a worldwide sport.
C. Soccer is also called football.
D. Soccer is played by men and women
B. Soccer is a worldwide sport.
What gift does Zach give Lily?
A journal/necklace.
Define hyperbole.
Extreme exaggeration.
What point of view is this passage?
Jim had a serious look on his face and shouted, "You just hit my car! I demand that you pay me or I will call my lawyer!"
Third person point of view.
Please buy me an aquarium for my birthday so I can finally get a frog. I want to get a tadpole though so I can watch it grow into a frog. I think I am old enough and responsible to take care of it and I know how to catch insects to feed it.
Persuade.
What is the central idea?
Yellowstone National Park is mainly located in Wyoming, although three percent is located in the state of Montana. The Continental Divide of North America runs diagonally through the southwestern part of the park. The park sits on the Yellowstone Plateau, which is an average elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level. This plateau is bounded on nearly all sides by mountain ranges. There are 290 waterfalls that are at least fifteen feet in the park, the highest being the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, which falls 308 feet.
The physical features of Yellowstone Park.
What happened years ago that forever altered May's perception of life?
April killed herself.
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A simile compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" while a metaphor does not use the words "like" or "as".
What point of view is this passage?
It was a dark and stormy night when the traveler came to our door. At first, we were afraid to open the door, but he kept knocking. Finally, I got afraid that he was going to knock down the door so I opened it. That turned out to be a mistake.
First person point of view.
What is the author's purpose?
You just finished reading a mythology which featured the story of Pandora, who was given a mysterious box bu Zeus, but ordered to never open it.
Entertain.
What is the central idea?
Screech! When a driver pushes on the brake pedal, it initiates a process that causes the vehicle to stop in motion. We literally trust braking systems with our lives every time we get into a vehicle or cross at a busy intersection. How does this life-critical process work? It begins when the pedal is pushed. At this moment brake fluid is released into the braking mechanisms. As the fluid collects, this creates a leverage, which causes a friction to be applied. This friction will create a force that will cause the wheels to stop and allow you to reach your destination safely. Beep! Beep!
How a breaking system functions on an automobile.
What does May cook for breakfast that Lily hates but will politely still eat?
Pancakes.
What figurative language is this?
"Hold your horses!"
idiom.
Change the POV from 1st to 3rd.
Just after sundown, when all my work was over and I was on my way home, it had occurred to me that I should grab dinner since my stomach began to growl. As I walked into Costco, I was greeted by an employee who offered me a sample of mac&cheese. I scarfed it down and moseyed towards another isle where another employee offered me a sample of cheese and crackers as well as a cookie. As I made my way towards the checkout with my belongings in hand, another employee offered me a sample of chicken teriyaki. I ended up buying no groceries for dinner since I filled up on sample food.
Your teacher will determine if your group is correct!
Provide an example of each:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Your teacher will determine if you are correct.
The Constitution of the U.S. has been amended several times to allow more citizens the right to vote. The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, extended voting rights to former slaves. The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote. In 1971, the 26th Amendment granted voting rights to those 18 years and older, changing the requirement that voters must be 21 years old.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A. The Constitution has been amended many times.
B. Women didn’t vote until 1920 but men could vote since the founding of the country.
C. Today, almost anyone can vote.
D. The Constitution has been amended several times to grant more citizens the right to vote.
D. The Constitution has been amended several times to grant more citizens the right to vote.
Answer the questions below:
Setting
Time period
How old is Lily?
What movement was currently taking place?
What is the name of the wall where May would go and what country is it based from?
Tiburon, SC
1964
14
Civil Rights Movement
Wailing Wall & Jerseulum
Provide a sentence for each of the following:
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Your teacher will determine if you are correct.