-the perspective , or vantage point, from which a story is told. There are three commonly used points of view:
1.1. First person- the narrator is a character in the story and refers to himself or herself as “I.”
2.2. Omniscient third person- narrator uses third person pronouns like “he” and “she” to refer to the characters. The narrator knows and tells about what each character feels and thinks
•3. Third person limited- The narrator relates to the inner thoughts and feelings of only one character, and everything is viewed from this character’s perspective.
Quick Write assignment:(done in class)
Choose two from the following items and write from its perspective. You should have a minimum of 5 good sentences for each.
•1. a piece of cheesecake about to be served
•2. the holiday turkey being prepared
•3. a deer during hunting season
•4. the stuffed dog perched in Ms. Lawrence’s room
•5. Michael Phelps’s goggles
•6. a Green Bay Packer football
•7. your pet as he/she is being groomed
•8. A tree at Devil’s Lake
•9. An ant in your driveway
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The Snake’s Story…
•The assignment: Choose what point of view you will be writing from:
1. First person
2. Third person limited
Choose from the following scenes to retell the story…
from Nagaina’s perspective:
- starting with the line “Son of the big man that killed Nag,” on page 473 through the point where she enters the hole.
•From Nag’s perspective:
-starting from where he meets Rikki (page 466) through the battle that ends his life (page 471).
Important terms to know…
Protagonist: the main character in a piece of literary work (usually the one you are cheering for to succeed)
In “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” Rikki is the protagonist.
Antagonist: the character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist
Begin your story by doing the following…
•Complete a plot diagram for your scene before you begin writing.
•As you write your rough draft, include at least three vocabulary words from the original story.
•After you are done writing your rough draft, look for compound sentences.If you don’t have any, combine sentences to make at least two examples.
•Bring your rough draft to class on Thursday.
•You will either type or write out your final draft in class.