1. Happy Monday! Independent Silent Reading

2. Elements of a Short Story
Copy the sides when you see the turkey

3. Elements of a Short Story
Character
Setting
Plot
Point of View
Irony
Theme

4. 4. Point of View The angle or perspective from which the story is told
Ask yourself:
who is telling the story?
how do we know what is happening?

5. First Person POV When the narrator is a character in the story
This narrator is personally involved with other characters and the plot
He/she is usually the protagonist
We find out only what this character knows, thinks, and witnesses

6. Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters, using the first person pronoun “I”.
“Six days into what should be the greatest two months of my life, and it's turned into a nightmare. I don't even know who'll read this. I guess someone will find it eventually. Maybe a hundred years from now. For the record... I didn't die on Sol 6. Certainly the rest of the crew thought I did, and I can't blame them. Maybe there'll be a day of national mourning for me, and my Wikipedia page will say, "Mark Watney is the only human being to have died on Mars."

7. Second Person POV
When the narrator refers to the protagonist with the personal pronoun “you”.
Places you in the shoes of a character within the story
Not commonly used

8. The main character in the story is referred to using the second person pronoun “you”.
“Rubbing your aching head, you take in the scene around you. Nearby you see a narrow dirt road, and beyond it a fast-running brook. The road disappears into dense woods on either side of the field.
You hear the sound of hooves, and a strange clanking noise. Someone is coming! You duck behind a tree as two men on horseback ride toward you. They are wearing shining metal armor. One of them carries a white banner with a golden lion on it. They must be knights! You watch as they rein in their horses and dismount just a few yards away.”

9. The main character in the story is referred to using the second person pronoun “you”.

10. Third Person POV
The story is told using a narrator who is located outside of the action of the story and uses third person pronouns such as “he”, “she”, “his”, “her”, “they” etc.
Third Person point of view can be broken up into three different types:
Limited
Omniscient
Objective

11. Third Person Limited POV
The narrator is NOT a character in the story.
The narrator follows the protagonist and has access to only his/her thoughts and feelings
Other characters are seen through their actions and dialogue only

12. Third person, told from the viewpoint of a character in the story.
“They all laughed, and while they were laughing, the quiet boy moved his bare foot on the sidewalk and merely touched, brushed against a number of red ants that were scurrying about on the sidewalk. Secretly his eyes shining, while his parents chatted with the old man, he saw the ants hesitate, quiver, and lie still on the cement. He sensed they were cold now.”

13. Third Person Omniscient POV
The narrator is not a character in the story
The narrator has access to the feelings and thoughts of ALL characters
The narrator can be in multiple places at the same time
All knowing, all seeing: God-like

14. The narrator has the power to show the reader what is happening though a number of characters’ eyes.
“Margaret, the eldest of the four, was sixteen, and very pretty, being plump and fair, with large eyes, plenty of soft brown hair, a sweet mouth, and white hands, of which she was rather vain.
Fifteen-year-old Jo was very tall, thin, and brown, and reminded one of a colt, for she never seemed to know what to do with her long limbs, which were very much in her way.
Elizabeth, or Beth, as everyone called her, was a rosy, smooth-haired, bright-eyed girl of thirteen, with a shy manner, a timid voice, and a peaceful expression which was seldom disturbed.
Amy, though the youngest, was a most important person, in her own opinion at least. ”

15. Third Person Objective POV
The narrator is not a character in the story
The narrator does not have access to the thoughts and feelings of the characters
The narrator follows one character
Knows only what is observed

16. “Objective Point of View” writesville.com
Third person, told as if from a camera that follows the characters. Only what is said and done is recorded.
“Jennifer stirred in bed. The cotton sheet clung to her body as she rolled to face the nightstand. With eyes half open, she reached over to switch the alarm clock off when the man in the shadows reached out and grabbed her arm. Her scream pierced the quiet night and died abruptly as she was forced violently back into the dark oblivion.”
“Objective Point of View” writesville.com

17. What point of view is being used in each example
Practice
What point of view is being used in each example

18. Practice:
1. The three boys walked down the street in a single line. They did not speak to each other. They stared straight ahead.
A. First person
B. Second person
C. Third person limited
D. Third person omniscient
E. Third person objective E

19. Practice:
2. As I approached the entrance to the high school, I was suddenly nervous. I had been looking forward to the ninth grade all summer. Why was I freaking out now?
A. First person
B. Second person
C. Third person limited
D. Third person omniscient
E. Third person objective A

20. Practice:
3. Janet thought about the last time she’d seen Sandra and the argument they’d had. It made her nervous to consider what might happen this time. For her part, Sandra thought it would be best if she and Janet move on, and forgot about their argument.
A. First person
B. Second person
C. Third person limited
D. Third person omniscient
E. Third person objective D

21. Practice:
4. Aiden stared at his test paper and began to panic. He regretted that he hadn’t read the book. He wondered what his parents would say when they saw his grade. All around him other students were writing quickly, filling pages with their essay. Sabrina looked up and smiled at him.
A. First person
B. Second person
C. Third person limited
D. Third person omniscient
E. Third person objective C

22. Practice:
5. You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
A. First person
B. Second person
C. Third person limited
D. Third person omniscient
E. Third person objective B

23. The English Words that Cause Confusion
Homophones
The English Words that Cause Confusion

24. Homophones - words that sound alike but are spelled differently with a different meaning.

28. It’s vs. Its
It’s with an apostrophe is a contraction of it is or it has
Its means something belonging to it
The confusion arises because although there is no apostrophe when something belongs to “it,” there is an apostrophe when something belongs to a named person or thing.

29. It’s vs. Its
Have a look at these examples as they will help you understand where the problem comes in…
It is (it’s) over there
It has (it’s) been over there since yesterday
What is (what’s) over there?
Your sweater is (sweater’s) over there
His bed is over there
Her bed is over there
Its bed is over there

30. Your vs. You’re Your describes something that belongs to you.
My book
Your book
His/her book
Their book
You’re is a contraction of you are.
I am (I’m)
You are (you’re)
He/she is (he’s/she’s)
They are (they’re)

31. Your vs. You’re

32. Their/There/They’re Their describes something that belongs to them
My hat
Your hat
His/her hat
Their hats
There shows where something is
My hat is over there
Their hats are over there
They’re is a contraction of they are
My hat is over there where they’re sitting
Your hat is over there where they’re sitting
Their hats are over there where they’re sitting

35. Two/Too/To
Two is always a number - the number 2 For example: The two boys shivered in the cold.
Too can be used in 2 ways: - to mean excessively
Ex. too far, too expensive
- to mean also or as well
Ex. Will you be skating too?
To is used in 2 ways: - to show direction
Ex. He passed the ball to his brother
as part of a verb
Ex. He wanted to read the new Harry Potter book.

36. Try this:
Your/You’re not going two/too/to the park? Its/it’s not going to be much longer before their/they’re/there here/hear. There/their/there is going to be a major storm starting at two/too/to P.M. Its/it’s not only your/you’re house, its/it’s mine to/two/too.