Point of View
Define point of view.
The position in which a story is being told
Define author's purpose.
What the point of the text is.
Define firsthand account.
A story from someone who was part of an event or observed.
Define secondhand account.
A story told by someone who wasn't at the event.
Name one text feature we talked about.
Title, heading, subheading, special formats, charts and graphs, pictures, maps and timelines
What are the three types of point of view we talked about?
1st, 2nd and 3rd person
What are the three types of author's purpose?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Diaries, journals, letters
Name an example of a secondhand account.
Encyclopedias,textbooks, newspaper articles
What is the purpose of a map in an article?
To show you where an event took place or how long a journey is
What point of view did we establish our Beauty and the Beast story?
3rd person mainly, but 1st when characters are talking
What acronym is used to remember the three types of author's purpose?
P.I.E
What point of view are firsthand accounts usually in?
1st person
What point of view are secondhand accounts usually in?
3rd person
What text feature are Italic words and bold words a part of?
Special format types
Change this sentence into 1st person.
He loves to make his parents happy, so he always does his chores.
I love to make my parents happy, so I always do my chores.
There's a poster outside a building about a new toy coming out. What is the purpose of the poster?
To persuade you get the toy.
Name one feature for firsthand accounts.
emotion and feelings, personal opinions, very specific details
Name one feature for secondhand accounts.
Key facts and information, information from several sources
What is the purpose of subheadings?
To organize more specific details in an article
Define either 1st or 3rd person. Also share what pronouns go with it.
1st: narrator is part of the story (I, we, us, our, me)
3rd: narrator is not part of the story (he, she, it, they, him, her, his, its)
There's an article in a magazine about a new breed of seahorses found in the Pacific ocean. What is the purpose of the article?
T or F
The "I Have A Dream" speech is a firsthand account.
True
T or F
A math textbook is an example of a firsthand account.
False
What's the purpose of text features?
To help understand texts