Identifying Authors' Point of View

Are the world's oceans polluted (contaminated)? This is a question many experts have asked. There are signs of pollution in our oceans, such as a large floating body (mass) of plastic and garbage in the Pacific Ocean. There have also been oil (petroleum) spills around the world that have caused harm. However, I don't feel like these issues (problems) have hurt the oceans to the point of worry. Animals and fish are still surviving, and when I go to the beach I don't find myself swimming in plastic.

• the world's oceans are only half-way polluted

• the ocean's creatures are dying because of pollution

• the oceans are just fine, Pollution is not a big problem yet.

• the oceans need to be saved immediately

Which point of view uses the key words, I, Me, and We?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

• transition

The narrator is...

• the listener

• the person who wrote the story

• the person who is telling the story

What does the word perspective mean?

• someone's point of view

• what character is speaking

• how many parts there are in a play

Sometimes an author will write to persuade you. What does persuade mean?

• to make people not like something

• to make people believe the way you do

• to scare someone

• to make someone happy

Which sentence in the passage contains the author's viewpoint about Brad Foley?

• Brad Foley should to be elected class president.

• Brad has served on the school council for the last three years.

• He was also a member of the school club that painted the wall near the library.

What is this author's point of view... Are the world's oceans polluted ? This is a question many experts have asked. There are signs of pollution in our oceans, such as a large floating body of plastic and garbage in the Pacific Ocean. There have also been oil spills around the world that have caused harm. However, I don't feel like these issues have hurt the oceans to the point of worry. Animals and fish are still surviving, and when I go to the beach I don't find myself swimming in plastic.

• The world's oceans are only half-way polluted.

• The ocean's creatures are dying because of pollution.

• The oceans are just fine. Pollution is not a big problem yet.

• The oceans need to be saved immediately.

What is this author's point of view...I think all students should go to school year round (all year). As an educator, I see many students lose knowledge they have gained from the previous year over the summer. I also see that many students have a hard time getting back into a school routine when it begins again in the fall. I feel school should continue year round with more short breaks for students in between.

• School should be held year round (all year).

• The school year should be shorter.

• Kids should have a longer summer break.

• Students should have to come to school on the weekends.

Read the paragraph below and answer the question: Energy-efficient improvements not only make your home more comfortable, they can yield long-term financial rewards. Reduced utility bills more than make up for the higher price of energy-efficient appliances and improvements over their lifetimes. In addition, your home could bring in a higher price when you sell. The author would most likely agree that:

• Energy efficient appliances are overpriced and not worth the cost.

• Energy-efficient upgrades are worth the high upfront costs in the long run.

• Energy-efficient upgrades make no difference in a home.

What evidence in the passage below best supports the author's view that plastic bags should be banned? Choose all that apply.

• Oil is a non-renewable resource, meaning it is going to run out one day.

• Plastic bags are made from petroleum products, which come from oil.

• So, a majority of the 100 billion plastic bags that are used by Americans each year end up in landfills.

• It takes more than 12 million barrels of oil to create the plastic bags that are used in the United States each year. Oil is a non-renewable resource, meaning it is going to run out one day