Point of View Informational Text

Which of the following most accurately presents the author’s viewpoint?

• It is not necessary for Porter students to leave campus for lunch, so they should not be upset.

• The school board should reconsider its decision to allow Porter students off campus for lunch.

• The traffic in Bayliss now makes it too dangerous for Porter students to leave campus for lunch.

• Porter students want to leave campus for lunch, so they should do something to change the situation.

Which of the following shows that the author's viewpoint is different from that of Ms. Jones?

• The author shares the findings that form his/her opinion.

• The author proves that he/she has a lot of friends at school.

• The author suggests a survey be done on the school’s Web site.

• The author illustrates that the students’ opinions were wrong.

What is the first step in finding an author's point of view and purpose?

• Determine the text structure

• Actively read and highlight the text

• Use the text features

• Restate the question in your topic sentence

Which of the following are examples of an author's point of view in nonfiction text?

• entice, inform, persuade

• entertain, persuade, instruct

• persuade, informatory, explanatory

• entertain, informatory, persuade

How is the "point of view" defined in informational texts?

• The way a text is organized.

• The structure of a text.

• The position or perspective conveyed or represented by an author, narrator, speaker, or character.

• A message or moral of a text.

Which detail from the article best shows the author’s point of view about Wildlife in this informational text? Point of View in Informational text most likely means

• The position or perspective conveyed or represented by an author, narrator,  speaker, or character.

• The narrative perspective(as in first- or third-person narration); more broadly, the position or perspective conveyed or represented by an author, narrator, speaker, or character.

• Writing that conveys experience (either real or imaginary) following a sequence of events. 

• A concept or idea that is central to a text or section of a text

Which point of view would you most likely find in a newspaper article about an artist or athlete?

• First person

• Third person omniscient

• Second person

• Third person limited

An author's point of view is __________________

• 1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person

• what an author thinks, feels, or believes

• what an author can see

• an author's opinion

What is step 2 in determining an author's point of view?

• actively read and highlight the text

• check out text features

• annotate

• determine text structure

What is step 3 in determining an author's point of view?

• actively highlight and read the text

• determine text features

• put it all together

• write a response