Rivas 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?

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

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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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