Author's Point of View

Which one is a positive (+) connotation?

• ran

• angry

• happily

• broken

Which one is a negative (-) connotation?

• is

• laughed

• silly

• greedy

Which one could be an author's point of view for Marley and Me?

• If you want a dog you should go buy one.

• All people need to own animals.

• Dogs may be a handful but they will love their owners so much, that the owner will forget about all the trouble they cause.

• Dogs are pets.

How do you find the Author's Point of View?

• Call the author and ask him.

• Read the first paragraph and last paragraph to see what matches.

• Read the passage.

• Look for positive and negative connotations to see how the author's feelings are conveyed to the reader.

What is a connotation?

• The feeling a word gives

• a dog that is destructive

• a dog owner

• the word meaning in the dictionary