wednesday 4th June

We are learning to recognise different points of view in text.

I can:

• identify an author's point of view, perspective and opinion on a subject

• provide examples from the text that support the author’s point of view

• analyse the author’s use of reasoning and evidence to support their argument

"All texts (i.e., spoken, written, performed and multimodal) are constructed by people who are informed by particular ideologies - they are entrenched with perspective." 

Stephanie Jones, “Girls, Social Class, and Literacy”

in other words:

All kinds of messages—like ones we say, write, act out, or show in pictures and videos—are made by people who have their own thoughts and beliefs. These messages often show the way those people see the world." 

The point of view, or POV, in a story is the narrator’s position in the description of events, and comes from the Latin word, punctum visus, which literally means point sight. The point of view is where a writer points the sight of the reader.

In a discussion, an argument, or nonfiction writing, a point of view is an opinion about a subject.

Throughout nonfiction texts, authors want their readers to see the topic from their point of view, through their eyes, from their outlook.

In nonfiction, point of view is the way the author views the subject they are writing about.

Depending on the topic and purpose, nonfiction writers write using different points of view.

First Person - (I, we) 

Examples - autobiographies, memoirs, speeches

Second Person - (you, your)

Examples – instructions, recipes, advice

Third Person - (he, she, it, they)

Examples – news articles, informative texts, encyclopedias

Today you will choose a news article to read from the list below and analyse the clues in the text to determine the author’s point of view. While you read the text, consider the following information and record all information in your workbooks. Use the templates provided (below):

1. Think of both the positive and negative aspects of the subject

2. Reread and record the language used by the author (descriptive words, verbs/action words, phrases)

3. Use the clues in the text to decide which side of the debate the author is on (for or against)

4. In your reading book, record at least 3 clues from the text, which lead you to determine the author’s point of view.

5. Finally, decide if you agree or disagree with the author’s point of view by explaining your reasons.

• What does the author think is most important? How do you know?

• Which statements in the text would the author agree with? Disagree with?

• How does the author feel about the topic? How do you know?

Once you have answered all reflection questions, set yourself a reading goal for Thursday.