Author's Point of View_ELA 6 22-23

Multiple Choice

What is author's point of view?

• How the author feels about the topic

• The author’s position on/stance/opiniontowards the topic

• The words the author uses to persuade, inform, or entertain

• The perspective from which the characters experience a story

Multiple Choice

Which word should you NOT associate with author's point of view?

• Feelings

• Positon on

• Stance

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Which GIF best represents author's point of view?

Fill in the Blanks

Why is determining author's point of view important?

Writers do not always directly state their motivation or

for writing - we need to “read between the lines” to understand their point of view.

Multiple Select

Why is it important to determine author's point of view?

Choose all that apply!

• we can't always trust the information given to us

• Free cites like wikipedia are always a trustworthy platform to find information about a topic

• anybody can publish online, even if they aren't an expert on a topic

• authors or websites won't always be credible

Match

What questions should students ask to be critical readers?

• Who...

• Why...

• What...

• Is the writing/writer...

is writing?

is this person writing?

is the importance of the topic?

trustworthy?

• is writing?

• is this person writing?

• is the importance of the topic?

• trustworthy?

Match

Please match the terms below

• Tone

• Point of View

GIF that represents tone

GIF that represents point of view

Expressed in one word or phrase

Expressed in a sentence

• GIF that represents tone

• GIF that represents point of view

• Expressed in one word or phrase

• Expressed in a sentence

Use the steps to determine author's point of view of the text.​

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​Guided Practice #1

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Reorder

What are the steps for determining author's point of view?

• Read the text

• Identify the Topic

• Identify word choice, or evidence in key details

• Write author's point of view

1

2

3

4

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• 2
• 3
• 4

Draw

Step 2: What word or phrase is used or referenced throughout the text/video?

Draw

Step 3: What word choice and evidence is the author using to describe the topic?

Poll

Is the author's word choice positive, neutral, or negative about the topic?

• positive

• neutral

• negative

Open Ended

The author's point of view is ________________ .

- Grab a pencil

​- Open your ELA notebook to the next blank page

- Copy these notes​​

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