QUOTING
I am doing this when I state the author's exact words
What is an inference?
A fact based opinion.
When trying to find the POV, we should ask ourselves... what?
Who is doing the talking.
What are the POVs that you learned this week? What does each one mean?
1st person: YOU experience it
2nd: you are FORCED into experiencing it
3rd: you are DESCRIBING it
What is missing?
Drake said in his song 21, can you do something for me? Can you hit a lil' rich flex for me?
Quotations
Drake said in his song, "21, can you do something for me? Can you hit a lil' rich flex for me?"
Make an inference about this passage...
I was shaking like a leaf. My palms were sweating. My heart was pounding so loudly I was sure that everyone around me could hear it. I hated presentations
He was nervous
He isn't good at presentations
What point of view is this written in?
"You always get the right answers!" he said. Finally, I was being recognized for my hard work!
1st person
The reader knows who to empathize with, if it is a report or if it's a character's personal experience, etc.
When quoting use phrases like "the author ________" and use the ___________ name.
states; author's
Sally went to the story to buy a cake and a gift. Where can we infer she is going?
Sally is going to a (birthday) party
What is the difference between 1st and 3rd person?
1st is YOU are experiencing it. 3rd is you are DESCRIBING it.
Read this passage. How does the first-person point of view affect what readers know about the characters?
“Where did I put my phone?” I thought to myself. I had turned around for a second to get some water, and then, it was gone. I noticed a little boy playing with something, but his back was turned to me. There was also an older lady talking on a phone on a bench. The phone looked a little like mine, but was it?
a) Readers only know what the narrator saw, felt, and did. They don’t know who took the phone.
b) Readers know who took the phone because they know what each character is thinking.
c) Readers know who took the phone because the narrator knows the other characters.
d) Readers know what the little boy is thinking.
a) Readers only know what the narrator saw, felt, and did. They don’t know who took the phone.
Find and fix the error...
I can't wait until it's summer, said Mr. Devin, "I need a break!"
"I can't wait until it's summer." said Mr. Devin, "I need a break!"
I am an object that has laces, wheels on the bottom, and goes on a foot. What am I?
Rollerskates
Give an example of 2nd person.
Answers may vary.
BONUS:
Why do you think an author will change POVs throughout a book/story?
When the story is bigger than just one character, multiple POVs may be needed to get all of the information to the reader. Switching POVs can allow the reader to see different classes in society, consequences of a magic system, among other things.