Perspective

Perspective

Poll

Do you think you know what "perspective" means?

• Yes

• maybe

• no

Poll

What do you think "perspective" means?

• It means you can trust what the person is saying.

• It means you can't trust what the person is saying

• It is the way you see things; how you feel about things

• It means you know a lot about the subject

Open Ended

What is perspective?

Multiple Choice

proof, usually found directly in the text

• evidence

• opinion

• reasoning

• claim

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a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

• fact

• evidence

• claim

• reason

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the writer's position on an issue or problem, usually supported by evidence

• fact

• reasoning

• claim

• evidence

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A statement put forth and supported by evidence

• Argument

• Quote

• Perspective

• Point of View

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to repeat exactly what someone else has said or written

• fact

• quote

• bias

• objective point of view

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A statement that can be proved

• fact

• evidence

• reasoning

• subjective point of view

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informational literature that includes a writer's opinions and feelings

• evidence

• objective point of view

• subjective point of view

• secondary source

Multiple Choice

informational literature that does not includes a writer's opinions and feelings; factual

• bias

• subjective point of view

• objective point of view

• credibility

Multiple Choice

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

• credibility

• fact

• evidence

• bias

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"Spring Break is a fun time of year. We gather with our family and eat delicious food. It is usually warm and my cousins and I play tag and swim! I look forward to it every year!"

The author's point of view in this passage is ..

• positive feeling about spring break

• negative feeling about spring break

• has no opinion about spring break

• doesn't care about spring break

Multiple Choice

A type of narrative perspective in which the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you" to address the reader

• Second Person
• Third Person Limited
• First Person
• Third Person Omniscient

Multiple Choice

Third person point of view is when the narrator is talking about

• someone else
• themselves
• the speaker
• nobody

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the narrator is the

• person telling the story
• the simile
• person who wrote the story
• a flat character

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the author is

• the speaker
• the person who wrote the story
• the person who told the story
• a flat character

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The author's perspective is:

• How the author feels about the topic he or she is writing about.

• The reason for writing a text.

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Multiple Choice

First person point of view is when the author writes a text and has the narrator talking about

• someone else
• themselves
• nobody
• the author

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What is the advantage to first person point of view?

• You learn the thoughts and feeling about muliple characters.

• You learn about the narrator deeply because we get an insight into their perspective.

• There isn't an advantage. We don't get any new information.

Multiple Choice

Landfills are overflowing with the garbage created by fast food restaurants and individuals too lazy to wash their dishes. The earth is

becoming polluted. Wouldn't it be nice if people would go back to eating at home and washing dishes?

Which statement do you think the author would agree with?

• People should not use disposable products

• People should never wash dishes

• People should only use disposable products

Multiple Choice

Deer are beautiful creatures. They are so graceful to watch as they run through the forest. It's hard to understand how anyone could do anything to harm these beautiful animals.

What is the author's perspective?

• The author favors deer hunting

• The author thinks there are too many deer

• The author does not favor deer hunting

• The author thinks deer harm the environment

Multiple Choice

The deer population has grown tremendously in recent

years. Each year at hunting season, hunters are able to help

control the deer population and prevent many deer from starving.

What is the author's perspective?

• The author favors deer hunting

• The author thinks that deer are harmful to the environment

• The author does not favor deer hunting

• The author loves deer

Multiple Choice

Author's perspective refers to the unique combination of...

• ideas, values and beliefs
• tone, diction, and voice
• tone, purpose, and syntax
• voice, style, and imagery

Multiple Choice

a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally

• Claim

• Evidence

• Perspective

• Argument

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prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another

• fact

• bias

• objective point of view

• evidence

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A secondhand account of an event or a retelling of another person's observations written by someone who did not witness or actually participate in the events. Includes sources that combine, synthesize, and or interpret information from primary sources. Examples include encyclopedias, textbooks, and reviews.

• Fact

• Primary Source

• Objective Point of View

• Secondary Source

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An original document containing the observations, ideas, and conclusions of an individual. It is a firsthand account presented by someone present or actively participating in the event. Examples include manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and personal journals.

• Evidence

• Primary Source

• Objective point of view

• Secondary Source

Multiple Choice

YES or NO: Everyone has their own perspective

Multiple Choice

What is perspective taking?

• Dogs

• Looking at a situation from someone else's point of view

• How you see the world

Multiple Choice

What is perspective?

• How you see the world

• Cats

• Looking at other people