Point+of+View

Bell Ringer/ Read Aloud
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 * **Today's Objective:** //Students will analyze and examine the effect of an author's point of view.//
 * Figurative Language - Metaphor
 * Read excerpt from //Twilight// and //Midnight Sun//.
 * Have students draw Venn Diagram on paper. Write //Twilight// in one circle and //Midnight Sun// in second circle.
 * Compare and contrast excerpts as a class.

Mini Lesson
**Pacing Guide Objective:** R.9.10.9, R.9.10.10, R.10.10.22, R.10.10.24—//Students will analyze and examine the effect of an author's point of view.//
 * Think of a fairy tale that you know well. You might use the following website to help you re-familiarize yourself. **SurLaLune Fairy Tales**
 * Work together with your group to rewrite this fairy tale using an alternative point of view.
 * Share your story with the class. One person in your group should be the narrator that reads your story aloud. The other members of your group should act out the story as a skit!



Quick Assessment

 * Read the excerpt from ?
 * On a notecard, answer the following questions:

1. What point of view is being used? (1st, 3rd Limited, 3rd Omniscient) 2. From whose perspective is the story being told? Whose point of view do you see? 3. What is the effect of this point of view? Think: How would the story be different if it was told from another character's viewpoint?

Independent Reading or Writing/Lit Circles

 * Read independently in your novels. In your journal today, write an effective LOT 3 entry about the effect of point of view in your novel. You might address the same questions from the earlier assessment in your commentary. Remember to include title, date, LOT #, text detail, and commentary for your entry!

Share

 * What are some of you reading? How would your books be different if they were from another point of view?