1. Read your independent SEM-R novel. If you don't have one, look through the Literature book under your desk.

2. September 21, 2011 - introduction to point of view Ho mework: None Lesson Essential Question: W hat is point of view and what is its impact on a text? War m Up: Think about an argument that you had with a friend or sibling in in which you thought you were right, but your friend or sibling disagreed. In a paragraph, describe the cause of the conflict and explain your side of the story, followed by a description of your friend or sibling's side of the story.

3. Turn in your Literature book to pg. 192 Le t's read the "Character and Point of View" paragraph together...

4. Part 1: Who tells the story? De fine narrator - the voice that tells the story Defi ne point of view - an author's choice of a narrator

5. 1st person point of view ·is a character in the story ·uses I, me, my, myself, us, we ·tells his / her own thoughts and feelings ·does not know what other characters think or feel STORY

6. Model: 1st person point of view STORY Read the excerpt from Walk Two Moons and answer the Close Read questions.

7. 3rd person point of view · not a character in the story, but rather an outside voice ·uses he, she and they ·can reveal the thought / feelings of one or more characters STORY

8. Model: 3rd person point of view STORY Read the excerpt from How Becky Garza Learned Golf and answer the Close Read questions.

9. Create a chart that looks like this in your notes. With a partner, go back through the stories we read in unit one and fill in the narrator and point of view information. Boar Out There pg. 32 outside voice 3rd person The School Play pg. 36 outside voice3rd person The Good Deed pg. 48 Heather 1st person All Summer in a Day pg. 68 Outside Voice 3rd Person Lob's Girl pg. 88 outside voice3rd person Bud, Not Buddy pg. 104 Bud1st person Woodsong pg. 116 Gary Paulsen (Author) 1st person The Walrus and the Carpenter pg. 144 Outside voice3rd person StoryNarrator Point of View

10. Change Point of View Pick one scene from The Walrus and the Carpenter and rewrite it in stanza form from another character's first person point of view. Try to follow the rhyme scheme and write 6 lines. Remember... - Your character will not know what the other characters think or feel - Your character can only give his / her own thoughts

11. Homework None