1. a.k.a. METHOD OF NARRATION
Point of View
a.k.a. METHOD OF NARRATION

2. First person
The story teller is a CHARACTER in the story, telling his or her own story.
Major? Or Minor?

3. First person
Tells the story using the pronouns:
I me my

4. Third Person The story teller is a NARRATOR
How will the narrator refer to the character?

5. Third Person limited
The story teller is a NARRATOR who is ‘limited’ to knowing only the thoughts and feelings of a single character at a time

6. Third Person omniscient
The story teller is a NARRATOR who knows ALL the action and ALL the thoughts and feelings of a single character at the same time.

7. Third Person objective
The story teller is a NARRATOR who knows only the action that’s VISIBLE and AUDIBLE and does not know any thoughts or feelings.
For your word wall:
Visible = can be seen
Audible = can be heard

8. Third Person pronouns
he/she, him / her
they / them

9. Second Person
A narrator who addresses the reader.

10. Second Person pronouns
you, your, yours

11. Let’s Practice! Is it POETRY? Is it DRAMA? Is it PROSE?
Turn to GENRE – where will a fable go?
Is it POETRY? Is it DRAMA? Is it PROSE?
Is it fiction or non-fiction?
What kind??

12. Fables
The Basic Definition A short tale used to teach a moral lesson, often with animals as characters. Purpose To instruct, to teach humans a lesson about recognizing and overcoming their foibles; to critique authority figures in humorous and anonymous ways; to poke fun. Traits: • The story is very brief. • Main characters are usually animals and are characterized quickly with a few broad strokes. • One animal/character usually displays the vice or foible being critiqued. This foible is what brings embarrassment or a downfall to the character and this conclusion leads directly to the moral, which follows the fable and is stated in one sentence. What a Fable Requires of a Reader The reader must pay attention to the title, which will cue who or what to pay attention to. Then the reader must figure out the symbolic value of each animal or character— what human trait does each represent?

13. Let’s Practice!
Weary in every limb, the ant tugged over the snow a piece of corn he had stored up last summer. It will taste mighty good at dinner tonight he thought. A grasshopper, cold, hungry, and hopeful, thought that the ant would offer him some. Finally he could bear it no longer. "Please, friend ant, may I have a bite of corn?" "What were you doing all last summer?” asked the ant. He looked the grasshopper up and down with disdain. He knew its kind. "I sang from dawn till dark," replied the grasshopper, happily unaware of what was coming next. "Well," said the ant, feeling no pity, "since you sang all summer, you can dance all winter."

14. Winter Section Header Layout
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