Point of View/Author’s Perspective

1. Point of View/Author’s Perspective October 4, 2011 Turn in Facebook assignment 5 people read stories

2. Warm up Author’s Perspective: Kids in America today have an abundant amount of freedom. Some kids are staying out too late at night and then falling asleep in class the next day. In other countries, kids are not allowed to be out past nine o’clock and therefore do better in school. Kids in the U.S. have lower grades when compared to kids in other countries. What is the author’s perspective on kids in America? What is the author’s perspective on kids in other countries?

3. What makes a hero? • Create a web map in your notes • Page 206 • discussion

4. Predict • Writers often give their readers clues to help them predict, or make a reasonable guess about, what might happen in a story.

5. Read • Ghost of the Lagoon p. 208 to 216 • Answer questions 1-7

6. T.O.D. Cindy and her family had been struggling for months. Her father had just lost his job, his mother never worked because she stayed at home with the children, and the family had spent all of their money in savings on getting the kids into a good school. “Mom, what would you like me to pack in my lunch?” Cindy asked in a quiet, sheepish voice. “Honey, anything we have you can pack in your lunch” mother replied shaking her head with a smile on her face. Cindy dug through the cupboards and finally found an apple and slice of bread. She quickly put the apple in her lunch bag and confidently said to her mother, “All set, my lunch is packed!” Cindy walked out of the room thinking about all of the hardships her family was experiencing and knew that she wanted to do her part to help. Her mother finally sighed after her daughter hurried up the stairs to finish getting ready for school. Mother felt her heart sank as she opened the cupboard and saw that her daughter had left her the last item in the pantry. Her mother thought about all of the times her daughter had sacrificed for her parents and it brought tears to her eyes. Mother quickly grabbed her dusty blue purse and scurried out of the apartment. She contemplated the choice she was about to make but knew in her heart that sacrifice is what she needed to do. Mother walked slowly down the aisles of the market and grabbed a block of cheese and bag of flour and stuffed them into her purse. She exited the store quickly. She knew that what she had done was not the right decision, but it was needed for survival. She entered the apartment silently, put the grocery items away, and began to fold the laundry. What is the point of view? What is the author’s perspective on stealing? What is the author’s perspective on survival?