Introducing Authors' Point of View

What is point of view in a nonfiction text?

• How the author writes a text.

• How the author feels about a topic.

• How the author picks images to put in the text.

• How the author thinks of titles to use for texts.

How do we understand the authors point of view in a text?

• The author will either agree or disagree leaving clues in the text.

• The author puts pictures in the text.

• The author will use exclamation marks.

• The title of the text.

What is the author's point of view on Summers in Arizona?

• Summers is Arizona are chilly and windy.

• Summer in Arizona is the best time of the year.

• Summers in Arizona are miserable.

• You can be outside all of the time during the summer in Arizona.

What text evidence is there to support the authors point of view?

• The heat when the sun is out is dangerous and unpleasant.

• People need to go outdoors and enjoy the sun.

• It is cool temperatures of 60 degrees in the summer.

• Summers in Arizona are pleasant.

What is the author's point of view on littering?

• Do not let people know when they litter.

• Littering is okay in some situations.

• Littering is not a big deal.

• Littering is a crime.

What text evidence is there to support the author's point of view?

• When someone litters they need to be punished for the crime they just committed.

• Next time you see someone litter, you don't have to do anything about it.

• The act of someone throwing their trash onto the ground is okay.

• No one needs to be punished for littering.

What is the author's point of view on honesty?

• It is better to be dishonest.

• It is better to be honest.

• If you find $100 you should keep it.

• Responsibility is not something young people need to learn.

What text evidence is there to support the author's point of view?

• Honesty is always the best policy.

• When they see a $100 they should keep it.

• Kids do not need to learn responsibility at a young age.

• Kids should have doubts about returning items to their owners.

What is the author's point of view on zoos?

• A zoo is too expensive to visit.

• Zoos are terrible for the animals.

• Zoos help with animal conservation.

• Animals should be held in captivity.

What text evidence is there to support the author's point of view?

• Opinions never vary about zoos.

• People pay a lot of money to go to the zoo.

• Zoos hold animals in captivity.

• Zoos increase public knowledge on taking care of these animals.