1. Do Now: Speaker/POV
Review with the class. Have students highlight the evidence of pov/personal pronouns

2. Objective: SWBAT evaluate 3 poems, with an emphasis on speaker/pov by discussing and writing about the significance of pov, at % mastery through the end of the block period.
Agenda
Do Now: Pop Quiz- Think/Pair/Share
Grades
POV: “Monologue for an Onion”
Venn: “Hawk Roosting” & Golden Retrievals”
Written Response
RL.8.1, 8.2, 8.5, 8.6 & 8.10
Pass out grades

3. Manipulating the POV
Sample
Discussion: TIIPSFFASSTT

4. Task
1. Select 2 stanzas from “MFO” that explicitly uses 1st person POV.
2. Rewrite both stanzas from 1st person POV to 3rd person POV as if you are the individual peeling the onion. *Change language to fit the speaker
3.Change the 2nd person to 1st.

5. Compare/ Contrast how these two creatures view the world.
Have students circle the 1st person pov in each poem. Highlight evidence of how each animal views the world. Complete Venn diagram. Students should record 3-4 items in each section of the venn diagram. Review responses with entire class for all to add to their perspective list.

6. Manipulating the POV: 1st to 3rd
Change all of the first person in both poems to 3rd person, directly on the poem. Class read of the change. Discuss observations

7. Discuss the original POV in each of the poems and the impact the POVs have on the works. Consider how the change in POV alters the diction/language choices of each poem. Discuss overall impressions.