DO NOW

Rumors and gossip can be very powerful and can often change peoples’ point of view. Describe a time when you overheard something in the hallway and how the spreading of that rumor misinterpreted the story. What happened? How did that affect those involved?

Journal 21

Review of Conflict

Jesse struggles to put up points against the established star of his new basketball teamJesse struggles to keep up with his new teammates in the unfamiliar heat and humidity of Louisiana Jesse struggles against what he believes is his new coach’s prejudice against players that are new to the schoolJesse is torn between his bitterness at being moved from his familiar life and his need to adjust to his new surroundings

External and Internal

Please add this to your notes on CONFLICT.

Conflicts are external when a character struggles against an outside force

Conflicts are internal when the struggle is within a character.

Which is which?

POINT OF VIEW

The point of view is the vantage point, or way of thinking about something, of the story’s narrator. Each point of view has pros and cons Three Types of Point of View:

1st Person2nd Person3rd Person

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1st Person Point of View

Main character tells the story using the pronoun ‘I’. Pro: gives the reader a sense of hearing from an eye witness directlyCon: narrator can’t reveal everything, such as the thoughts of other characters

2nd Person Point of View

Narrator uses words like “You,” “Yours,” “Yourself”

Narrator is often talking to themselves

VERY RARE!

3rd Person Point of View

Narrator uses words like “He,” “She” and “They”

Two Types:

Third person omniscient

Third person limited

3rd Person Omniscient

Narrator is God-like; can describe the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters

Pro: narrator knows all

Con: often makes the reader feel removed from the characters and action

3rd Person Limited

Narrator can see into only ONE character’s mind Pro: easy for reader to identify with main characterCon: narrator may have trouble making minor characters seem real

Identify the Point of ViewJohn stood next to his grandmother. He wanted

to help her down the stairs. Mrs. Smith looked at

her grandson, her blue eyes sharp, and moved a

strand of hair from her face. She was determined

to do this on her own, to prove she wasn't an

helpless old lady . . .

Omniscient

Identify the Point of View

When someone asks me what business I am

in, I am seized with embarrassment: I blush

and stammer, I who am otherwise known as a

man of poise.

First Person

Identify the Point of View

Barry cradled his father's head in the crook of his left arm, so that the man could tilt back his head, exposing the throat. He brushed fresh lather under the chin and into the hollows alongside the stretched tendons. His father's throat was fleshless and vulnerable, his head was a hard weight on the boy's arm. Barry was filled with unreasoning protective love. He lifted the razor and began to shave.

Limited

The House

The Three Little Pigs

Consider different viewpoints when reading a story

Fractured Fairytales

Cinderella Sleeping Beauty The Tortoise and the Hare The Little Mermaid Goldilocks and the 3 BearsLittle Red Riding HoodThe Princess and the Pea Rapunzel Jack and the Beanstalk The Frog Prince