PointofViewFrontloadingActivity

Explain:WearedoinganactivitytohelpusunderstandthedefinitionofPointofViewinwriting.
Eachtablewilldoadifferentactivityandthenwewillsharewhatwelearned.

Table1,yourjobistakeonanidentityanddeterminewhatanobjectisbasedonthatidentity.
Eachpersonwillgetanidentityonapieceofpaper.ThenIwillshowyouanobject.Pretendyou
havetheperspectiveofyouridentity,writedownwhatyouthinktheobjectisandbepreparedto
sharewiththeclass.

Table2,youwillreceiveoneoftwodifferentscenariosaboutwhattodoinadifficultsituation.
Thescenariowillaskyoutowritea12sentencesaboutwhattodo.Bepreparedtosharethese
ideaswiththeclass.

Table1Roles
Baby,Dog,Yourself,CitizenofZambia.Object:Nshimastickusedtomakethestaplefoodin
Zambia.

Takeaway:
Whoistalkingmatters!Identityofaspeaker/narratormatters!

Table2Roles

Someoneinyourlifethatyoucareaboutisabouttomakeabaddecisionyoudontagreewith.
Forexample,thispersonneedsmoneytopayforcollegetuitionandhasfoundawaytosteal
moneyfromafamilymemberwithoutthatfamilymembernoticing.Writedownwhatyouwould
saytothemtoconvincethemnottodothis.

Someoneinyourlifethatyoucareaboutisabouttomakeabaddecisionyoudontagreewith.
Forexample,thispersonneedsmoneytopayforcollegetuitionandhasfoundawaytosteal
moneyfromafamilymemberwithoutthatfamilymembernoticing.Writedownwhatyoureally
thinkaboutthesituationinajournalentrythatnoonewillseebutyou.
Howyouconveyyourperspectivematters.Thinking,speaking,writing.

Takeaway:
Howwecommunicateandwhowearecommunicatingtomatters!

PointofViewistheperspectivethroughwhichastoryistold.Infiction,theauthorchoosea
narratororcharactertotellthestory.

Whoisspeaking?Whoistheiraudience?Throughwhatmode(speaking,thinking,writing)are
theycommunicating?

Youareababywholikestoplay,putthingsinyourmouth,
andbangonthings.
Whatistheobject?

Youaredogwholiketoplayfetchandgnawonobjects.
Whatistheobject?

Youareyourself.Useyourbackgroundknowledgeand
guess,whatistheobject?

YouareaZambian.Youknowwhatthisisbecauseyou
useiteverydaytomakethestaplefoodinZambia,
Nshima(shema).Thisisanshimastickyouusetomake
apasteoutofcornmeal.

Someoneinyourlifethatyoucareaboutisabouttomake
abaddecisionyoudontagreewith.Forexample,this
personneedsmoneytopayforcollegetuitionandhas
foundawaytostealmoneyfromafamilymemberwithout
thatfamilymembernoticing.Writedownwhatyouwould
saytothispersontoconvincethemnottodothis.

Someoneinyourlifethatyoucareaboutisabouttomake
abaddecisionyoudontagreewith.Forexample,this
personneedsmoneytopayforcollegetuitionandhas
foundawaytostealmoneyfromafamilymemberwithout
thatfamilymembernoticing.Writedownwhatyoureally
thinkaboutthesituationinajournalentrythatnoonewill
seebutyou.

InteractiveReadingGuidefor
Sally
Writeyouranswerswhentherearelines.Answertherestofthequestionsorallyoroutloud.

1. PartnerA
ReadParagraph1.
Bothpartners
underlinethesimilesinthefirstparagraph.
(Remember,asimileisacomparisonthatpaintsapictureinyourminditusesthewords
likeoras)
2. PartnerB
ReadParagraph2.
Bothpartners
Fromwhosepointofviewisthisvignette?
Whoisspeaking?Makeapredictionabouthowthespeakeriscommunicatingthese
ideas?Isshespeaking,thinking,writing?Isshewithothersoralone?
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3. Bothpartners
Readparagraph3silently.Thenshareyouranswersoutloudforthe
followingquestions.
a. WhatdoesitmeanthatSallyseyesare
likeCleopatras?
(Didyoucatchthe
simile?)
b. WhatdoesthespeakerwanttolearnfromSally?
c. Makeaninference.
HowdoyouthinkthespeakerknowsthatSallyrollsthelittle
brushwithatonguetoputonmakeup?HowdoesEsperanzaknowSally?
4. PartnerA
ReadParagraph4.
BothPartners
Answerthefollowingquestionsaloud.
Whydoesthespeakersmotherthinkthatblackisdangerous?Whydoesthespeaker
wanttowearblackanyway?
5. PartnerB
ReadParagraph5
.

Bothpartners
WhathappenedbetweenCheryland
Sally?Howmightthespeakerknowaboutit?
6. Bothpartners
Readparagraph6silently.
a. WhatstoriesmighttheboystellSallyinthecoatroom?
b. WhymightSallypullherskirtstraightandrubthebluepaintoffhereyelids?
c. WhymightSallynotbeabletocomeoutfromherhouse?
d. IsthespeakersayingthesewordstoSally?Isshesayingthemtoherself?Isshe
writingthemdown?Howisshecommunicatingtheseideas?
7. Bothpartners.
Chooseifyouwanttoreadaloudorsilentlyparagraph7.
a. WhatdoesthespeakerwantforSally?
b. Howisthespeakercommunicatingtheseideas?Towhom?
8. Bothpartners
Makeafinalguessabouthowyouthinktheauthorcommunicatedthe
ideasinthisvignette.DoyouthinkSallyheardthesewordsornot?Howdoespointof
viewchangethemeaningofthevignette?
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Whoisthe
Sally
inyourlife?

ThinkabouthowEsperanzafeelsaboutSally.Doessheadmireher?Feelsorryforher?
Careforher?Alloftheabove?Makeaconnectiontoyourownlifebythinkingofarelationship
betweenyouandanotherpersonthatmatchestherelationshipbetweenEsperanzaandSally.
TrytothinklessaboutSallyscharacteristics(young,pretty)andthinkabouttherelationshipand
feelingsEsperanzahasforSally.Whodoyouadmireandfeelsorryforallatthesametime?
Whoissomeoneyouhaveacomplicatedrelationshipwith?Whoissomeoneyouhavealotto
sayto,butdonotalwayssaythosethingstotheirface?Writeyourownvignettethatdescribes
thispersoninyourlifeandhowyoufeelaboutthem.Writefromyourownpointofview.Tryto
modelyourwritingafterCisneros.

ElementsofCisneroswritingyoucancopy.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Repetition
Rhyme
Questions
Spokenwords(dialogue)
Describedetails(whatdotheylooklike,whatdotheywear,whatdotheyownorcarry,
howdotheytalk)

Brainstorming
Whoareyouwritingabout?

Isyourwritingmeanttobespokenorread?

Willthispersonhearorreadyourwriting?

Howdoyoufeelaboutthatperson?

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PoVFinalHypothesisEvidence
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Prediction Hypothesis

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WhoistheSallyinYourLife?VignetteRubric

Name:
Assessor:
Whatnarrativetechniques(
dialogue,pacing,
description,reflection,andmultipleplotlines,
simile,repetition,rhyme)
werepresent?

Werethetechniqueseffectiveto
develop
experiences,events,and/orcharacters?

Thestudentmanipulatedpointofviewtodevelopastoryaboutacharacter.

Evidence: