Analyzing Point of View First Person Omniscient Third Person Limited The story is told by "I", a character in the story. This narrator can tell everything about everyone in the story. This narrator can even tell the future. The narrator zooms in on one character and tells the story through that character's eyes and emotions. The story is told by an allknowing narrator who is not a character in the story. The story is told by a narrator who is not in the story. Point of view WARM-UP First Pretend that there is a monster hiding under a bed. Write three mini paragraphs, each from a different type of narrator, to demonstrate your understanding of different types of narration. Third Limited Third Omniscient Point of View
Practice: Pretend that there is a monster hiding under a bed. Write three mini paragraphs, each from a different type of narrator, to demonstrate your understanding of different types of narration. The boy lay in his bed trying to see through the dark... In the first group of sentences, write as the omniscient narrator. In the second group of sentences, write from the first-person point of view, as the monster. There really isn't enough room under this bed with all of these toys under here... In the third group of sentences, take the third-person limited point of view, focusing on the person in the bed. The kid lay stiffly on top of the bed, trying vainly to figure out what might be beneath him... practice pov Quick write Name: Date: Period: Your composition should be at least 8 sentences. It needs to have a topic and concluding sentence. This assignment will not be graded for spelling, but you should still do your best to sound out words you may not know. Be as descriptive as you can. WARM-UP FOCUS SKILL: Your quick write must contain at least one quote. Example: I remember saying to my best friend, "We will never forget this moment!" Please write about the following: Write about a time when you had to compete against a good friend or a family member. The competition might have involved sports, grades, music, or another activity in which you both wanted the same thing. OR Why do some friends feel as close as brothers or sisters? What does it take to create this type of friendship? Quick write
Quick write Name: Date: Period: Your composition should be at least 8 sentences. It needs to have a topic and concluding sentence. This assignment will not be graded for spelling, but you should still do your best to sound out words you may not know. Be as descriptive as you can. WARM-UP FOCUS SKILL: Your quick write must contain at least one quote. Example: I remember saying to my best friend, "We will never forget this moment!" Please write about the following: Write about a time when you had to compete against a good friend or a family member. The competition might have involved sports, grades, music, or another activity in which you both wanted the same thing. OR Why do some friends feel as close as brothers or sisters? What does it take to create this type of friendship? Quick write WARM-UP Key Words: Definitions: Sentence: Picture: devastating perpetual wary evading improvised See page 18 of literature book... R 1.3 Vocabulary
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