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Point of view
Comprehension
means
understanding
.
The answers to some questions are easy to find, while the answers to others are more difficult to work out
.
The best way to understand a text is to
ask
yourself questions
as
you read it. Slide3
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Point of view is a way of looking at things.
It’s having an opinion about something or someone.
Two people can have different
points
of view
about the same thing.Slide4
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Point of view
In writing, we use clues in the text to work out
what
the author or character’s point of view is.
The
forest loomed before me, a dark, forbidding place.
In Tom’s
point of
view
, is the forest
boring
,
happy
,
unwelcoming
or a
bright place
?
Which words tell the reader that Tom finds the
forest
unwelcoming?
These words have negative connotations and suggest there is something frightening about the forest.Slide5
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Point of view
What about Finn’s point of view?
The forest, with its promise of peace and rest,
came
into
view.
In
Finn’s view
, is the forest
colourful
,
sad
,
welcoming
or a
dull
place
?
Which words tell the reader that
Finn finds
the
forest welcoming
?
These words have positive connotations and suggest that the forest is a place where people can relax.Slide6
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Point of view
In fiction, a story is told from the point
of
view
of
a first person narrator (
I
) or a
third person
narrator (
he
or
she
).
First person narration usually gives a greater sense
of
reality and involvement. The
I
who tells the story takes part in the action, even though he or she may
not
be a main character.
Third person narration usually creates more distance between the narrator and the story, although the
he
or
she
who tells the story might be more sympathetic to one character than another.Slide7
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Point of view
Read this point of view from the story of
Cinderella
.
My stepmother and stepsisters treat me like a servant.
I’m
so tired at night that I fall asleep immediately. Sometimes I dream that I am happy again, but when I wake in the morning, nothing has changed. Then my dream seems cruel, offering me hope where there is none.
Who is the narrator?
What
is her point of view?
Who
does the text encourage us to
sympathise
with?
Cinderella (first person)
She believes she is being treated badly.
CinderellaSlide8
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Read this
different point
of view
from the
story of
Cinderella
.
The stepsisters took an immediate dislike to Cinderella. She was undeniably beautiful, and thus a threat to their chances of snaring the prince. But she was also rather full of herself, and what better way to bring her down a peg or two than by passing on the worst chores to her!
Who is the narrator
?
What
is
the narrator’s point
of view?
Who
does the text encourage us to
sympathise
with?
A third person narrator, who isn’t directly involved in the situation.
The narrator gives a balanced view by showing another
side
to
Cinderella’s
character, which gives a reason for the stepsisters’ cruelty.
Both Cinderella and her
stepsistersSlide9
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