Point of View
What is Point of View?
Point of View is when different narrators can tell about the same event in a different way.
Which viewpoint allows the reader to "get inside" all of the characters?
The night sky was as black as coal.
What does the simile mean?
The night sky was very dark.
What is a theme?
A message, moral or lesson of a story that the author wants you to learn.
From which point of view is the story "The Forty Thieves"?
It is written from the third person omniscient point of view.
In what point of view is the narrator someone in the story. Whose thoughts and feelings to they describe?
First Person Point of view.
Their own thoughts and feelings.
In what longer work would one find the story "The Forty Thieves"?
"The Forty Thieves" comes from "The Arabian Nights" or "The Thousand and One Nights"
Emma keeps her desk as clean as a whistle.
What does the simile mean?
Her desk is very clean.
Mr. Pig and Mr. Dog relaxing at the food court of the animal shopping mall. Mr. Pig was eating a huge feast of pizza and drinking a large jug of fruit punch. Mr. Dog was watching him eat. "Hey, Mr. Pig. If you give me a slice of your pizza, I'll let you have the next bone I find." Mr. Pig declined, even though it hurt his stomach to eat the last three slices of pizza. "I'm sorry, Mr. Dog," Mr. Pig said between grunts, "but I paid for this pizza and it's all mine." Mr. Dog sighed and waited for Mr. Pig to finish. Then they left the animal mall together. On the way out, a hunter spotted them and gave chase. Mr. Pig normally could have escaped the hunter, but he was weighed down by the large meal. Mr. Pig collapsed and the hunter seized him. Mr. Dog easily escaped.
What is the theme?
Don't be greedy.
In which story does a character enjoy making up stories to confuse another character?
The story is called "The Open Window."
What are the key words that let a reader know they are reading a text told from a third person point of view?
She, he, they, him, her, or the names of characters.
Who are the brothers in "The Forty Thieves"?
Ali Baba and Cassim are the brothers.
With all the dirt on the window, it was as clear as mud.
What does the simile mean?
That you could not see out the window.
Justin was jealous of his cousin Cassie when she was named valedictorian of her class. "Some people are just born smart," he told himself later as he watched TV on the couch. He had not been with Cassie all those times when she studied late into the night. Justin was also jealous when his cousin Victor was elected class president. "Some people are just more popular than others," Justin told himself as he played video games on the couch. He had not been with Victor while he tirelessly campaigned. Justin never noticed that Victor treated everyone he knew with kindness and respect. When Justin's cousin Matthew became the varsity quarterback, again Justin was envious. "Some people are just more athletic than others," he told himself as he played on his computer. Justin had not been with Matthew while he trained morning and night. Justin had never attended the long weekend practices with Matthew. "One day something lucky will happen to me too," Justin told himself as he snacked on junk food.
What is the theme?
You have to work hard for what you want.
What is an autobiography?
An autobiography is an account of a person's life written by that person.
In what point of view is the narrator not a character in the story? Whose thoughts and feelings do they describe?
Third Person
Other characters thoughts and feelings.
What is a persona?
The person created by the author to tell the story, affecting the way the story is told.
Her voice was like angles singing.
What does the simile mean?
Her voice was beautiful.
It was Sean's first day at a new high school. Most of the students had been nice to him, until he got into gym class. The coach had assigned two captains, Mike and Malik, and they were picking teams from the boys in Sean's class. As Mike and Malik made their picks, it became pretty clear to Sean who was popular and who was not. Since Sean was short for his age, Mike and Malik just assumed that Sean could not play basketball. As soon as the game began, Mike became aware of the error that he had made. Sean quickly stole the ball from him and ran it back for a layup. "The new kid got lucky," Mike remarked, but it soon became clear that Sean had more going for him than luck. What Sean lacked in height, he made up for in speed, and he continued to dominate the action on the court for the remainder of the game.
What is the theme?
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Which story from this unit is classified as an autobiography?
Who is it about?
It is about a girl named Santha who recalls her first day at a new school.
What is the difference between the point of view and perspective of a text?
Point of View is who is telling the story and Perspective is how the authors thinks or feels about a topic.
In which point of view does the narrator "get inside only one of the characters, usually the protagonist"?
Limited-omniscient point of view
When they lost their game, everyone on the team cried like babies.
What does the simile mean?
That they cried a lot and whined.
In his sophomore year of high school, basketball legend Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play. The coach cut Jordan from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. The next year, Jordan made the varsity squad. He averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history.
How does this theme compare to the theme from the story about Sean?
They were both judged based off their looks and not their actual abilities.
Most of "The Open Window" is told from which character's perspective?
The story is told from the perspective of the nervous visitor, Framton Nuttel.