Author's Point of View

Author's Point of View

by Faye Perkins

​Standard & Learning Target

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RL.10.6 -  Analyze how a particular point of view, perspective, or cultural experience is reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature. 

 Identify and analyze how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

Multiple Choice

Preview...RL.10.6

“I felt the hand of Harriet Tubman pushing down on one shoulder and Sojourner Truth pushing down on the other.”

How do the references to the two women develop Colvin’s point of view?

• The references explain from where Colvin drew her inspiration and strength to resist.

• The references explain the pressure Colvin felt to live up to the heroes of the past.

• The references explain how Colvin felt about being asked to give up her seat.

• The references explain the anger Colvin had toward the segregation laws at the time.

Multiple Select

Review....RL.10.5

After that there had been day after day of weary plodding and continual disappointment, and now at last they sat down to starve, with no prospect of game of any kind. Every member except two was helplessly doing nothing. 

How does the phrase “they sat down to starve” in paragraph 4 impact the tone of the passage?

• It creates a defeated tone by implying that the tribe has given up.

• It creates a patient tone by implying that the tribe accepts its fate.

• It creates a sympathetic tone by implying that the tribe needs help.

• It creates a sluggish tone by implying that the tribe refuses to hunt.

​Vocabulary

The point of view of a story is the perspective from which a story is told. Writers may choose to tell their story from one of three perspectives:

• ​1st Person - "I" or "we"

• ​2nd Person - using "you" and "your"

• ​3rd Person - using "he," "she," or "it,"

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