Today

Class time to read independent reading book [project due 10/21]

Check and discuss: “Scarlet Ibis” discussion questions

Notes: Point of View Point of View Activity

HOMEWORK: vocab workbook and root note

cards due and quiz over unit 6 on Friday

VICTORY!!!

Point of View

Point of view is the perspective from which a story is narrated, or told. First-person point of view:First-person point of view: The narrator is a character who

participates in the action and uses the first-person pronouns “I” and “me”.

Third-person point of view:Third-person point of view: The narrator is not a character in the story but a voice

outside it. The narrator uses the third-person pronouns he, she, him,

her, they, and them to refer to all characters. In the third-person omniscientthird-person omniscient point of viewpoint of view, the narrator

knows everything, including the thoughts of all the characters.

In the third-person limited point of viewthird-person limited point of view, the narrator sees and reports things through one character’s eyes.

Point of ViewActivity

Pick any story we’ve read this year: “The Most Dangerous Game” “Full Circle” “The Cask of Amontillado” “The Utterly Perfect Murder” “Powder” “The Scarlet Ibis”

How would the story have been different if it was told from a different point of view? [ex: “MDG” from Zaroff’s POV] You need to list at least 3-4 differences and then explain how

they would affect the story in a paragraph response.