Author's POV RI.5.6

Point of view is...

• the author's opinion
• who the narrator is
• the perspective from which a story is told
• the reader's opinion

Deer are beautiful creatures. 
They are so graceful to watch as 
they run through the forest.  It's 
hard to understand how anyone could do anything to harm these beautiful animals.
What is the author's perspective?

• The author favors deer hunting
• The author thinks there are too many deer
• The author does not favor deer hunting
• The author thinks deer harm the environment

Dolphins have suffered from the carelessness 
 of humans.  Many dolphins are killed each year in fishing nets. Oil has been spilled into ocean 
 water, polluting the dolphins' environment.
What is the author's perspective?

• Thea author's favorite animal is a dolphin
• The author thinks that humans harm dolphins
• The author thinks that dolphins are dangerous
• The author thinks that humans are helping dolphins.

I wonder who 
 invented paper plates?  He was a
 clever guy!  Imagine having to lug heavy plates to a picnic, and then have to carry them home again.
What is the author's perspective?

• The author thinks that disposable products are harming the environment. 
• The author thinks that disposable products are wonderful.

I love to watch birds!  It always amazes me 
  how they can build those nests!  I like to leave 
  scraps of hair and yarn out for them to find. 
  They'll use these things and weave them into a 
  nest.  Being a parent is a hard job, and the birds 
  can use all the help they can get.
What is the author's perspective?

• Humans should help birds build their nest
• Humans should never interfere with wild animals
• Birds are interesting animals
• Birds use lots of things to build their nest

The root word, "cent-" means....

• hundred
• ten
• penny
• money

Point of view is...

• What the story is about
• The author's favorite book
• Who is telling the story
• The main idea 

Which sentence in the passage contains the author's viewpoint?

1 Many Americans regularly eat beef, which is meat that comes from cattle. 2 We ought to replace beef with chicken in our diets. 3 It takes eleven times more water to raise cattle for beef than it does to raise chickens. 4 Cattle also require twenty-eight times more land than chickens do.

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Which sentence in the passage contains the author's viewpoint?

1 Our school has three bike racks. 2 These racks can fit a total of fifteen bikes. 3 However, in a recent survey, more than three dozen students said they would like to ride their bikes to school. 4 We should definitely get more bike racks.

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Which sentence in the passage contains the author's viewpoint?

1 My dog Astro, weighs only fourteen pounds, but he is the toughest little pup in the whole world! 2 When we go to the beach together, he guards our blankets from anything and everything that tries to come near. 3 One time he even barked at a pickup truck that was driving by.

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