Point of View PDF

There are two definitions you need to know when we talk about point of Point of View view. What is Point of View?...

There are two definitions you need to know when we talk about point of Point of View view. What is Point of View? What is Perspective? Perspective is a particular attitude Point of View is the way in which the toward or way of regarding something. author allows you to “see” and “hear” Perspective is DIFFERENT for every the text. person! While it is important to analyze perspectives within the text, it's also important to analyze the reader’s perspective too. How you feel about what you are reading is important!  looks That cloud … like a bunn y It’s All About Perspective It looks like a dinosaur to me… As we know…Perspective is the way Why does it matter who is you see something. Perspective is different for each person. telling the story? Imagine…there is a car accident where two drivers are involved. Of course there are lots of witnesses; four people on the sidewalk, a policeman, and the Why is it important that we pilot of a helicopter that was flying overhead. In this scenario we have eight different points of view, or talk about perspectives? perspectives on the incident. More than likely, we will also have eight different descriptions of the accident.  Third-Person Point of View First-Person Point of View When a narrator, or outsider, tells the story, the reader gets the advantage of knowing When a character tells the story, you get a unique perspective of the events taking place. The character’s what multiple characters in the book are own opinions and feelings affect how the story is told. feeling and thinking. : ou FYI the way y s. ive i ething nt for Also, the reader gets to experience parts of pect m Pers see so differ e i s the story, even when the main character isn’t ive so. n pect ch per Pers e a present. What are the different What are the different Points of View? Points of View? Point of View What is it? Clue Words Advantage Disadvantage Point of View What is it? Clue Words Advantage Disadvantage First-Person When a You get to hear You do not get First-Person I, me, the thoughts of to hear the character mine, my the character thoughts of tells the and see the story. story from the other their characters. perspective. Third-Person Third-Person You get to You do not get When a he, she, narrator, or hear the to understand they, them thoughts of outsider, tells the main the story. all characters character as in the story. deeply.  What are the different Here’s An Example Points of View? "Everybody knows the story of the Three Little Pigs. Or at least Point of View What is it? Clue Words Advantage Disadvantage they think they do. But I'll let you in on a little secret. Nobody First-Person When a I, me, You get to hear You do not get knows the real story, because nobody has ever heard my side the thoughts of to hear the character mine, my the character of the story. I'm Alexander T. Wolf. You can call me Al. I don't tells the thoughts of and see the the other know how this whole Big Bad Wolf thing got started, but it's all story. story from their perspective. characters. wrong. Maybe it's because of our diet. Hey, it's not my fault wolves eat cute little animals like bunnies and sheep and pigs. Third-Person When a You get to You do not get That's just the way we are. If cheeseburgers were cute, folks narrator, or he, she, hear the to understand they, them would probably think you were big and bad too. But like I was outsider, tells thoughts of the main the story. all characters character as saying, the whole big bad wolf thing is all wrong. The real story in the story. deeply. is about a sneeze and a cup of sugar. -The True Story of the Three Little Pigs By: Lane Smith Think About It! Is this version of The Three Little Pigs going to be different from the version you heard growing up? Why? Deeper Thinking with Point of View Right! This version is going to be different because we are hearing the story from the wolf’s perspective.  It’s All About Perspective It’s All About Perspective Think about each person’s perspective on the given topic Think about each person’s perspective on the given topic Topic: A rainy day Topic: Basketball player’s salary Owner of a Perspective - Perspective - A Farmer with NBA dry soil Basketball Team A 10 year old Player on a Perspective - Perspective - who has a NBA championship Basketball soccer game. Team It’s All About Perspective Think about each person’s perspective on the given topic Topic: Civil War The Perspective - North The Perspective - South