Bellwork Read the poem Sisters, and choose the best answer. How is the point of view of the narrator most similar to that of her sister? A. She has some mixed emotions about her sister. B. She looks up to her sister and trusts her judgment. C. She never says what she really means to her sister. D. She knows from experience what her sister struggles with.
The House Listen to the description of the house. Keep in mind who you are.
The House List as many things as you can remember about the house.
Why do authors write? Persuade Inform Entertain
First Person Point of View The narrator is one of the characters in the story. First person pronouns, such as I, me, my, and mine are used in telling the story. Since the narrator is a character in the story, he/she may not be completely reliable. We find out only what this character knows, thinks, and witnesses.
As I walked up the hill, I realized that the atmosphere was just too quiet. There was no sound from the cardinal who was nearly always singing from the top of the maple tree. I thought I saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when I looked again it was gone. Still, I shuddered as I felt a silent threat pass over me like a cloud over the sun.
Second Person Point of View Second person pronouns such as you, your, and yours are used. Most stories are not told in second person. It is reserved for items of personal address,such as letters.
As you walk up the hill, you realize that the atmosphere's just too quiet. There's no sound from the cardinal you know is almost always singing from the top of the maple tree. You think you see a shadow move high up on the slope, but when you look again it's gone. You shudder as you feel a silent threat pass over you. You feel cold, like a cloud just passed over the sun.
Third Person Limited The narrator is not a character in the story. Third person pronouns such as he, his, she, hers, it, its, they, and them are used in telling the story. The narrator is an observer who can only tell what is said and done. The narrator can see into the mind of one character. We find out only what that character thinks.
The girl walked up the quiet hillside. In the top of the maple tree, the cardinal tipped his head back and drew breath to sing. A dead branch cracked on the ground below the bird's perch. The man stepped on the branch and rattled the blades of grass as he moved behind the tree. He watched the girl come up the hillside toward him. Her gaze shifted quickly and warily from one shadowy area high on the slope to another, and she shuddered.
Third Person Omniscient Omniscient= all knowing The narrator is not a character in the story. Third person pronouns such as he, his, she, hers, it, its, they, and them are used in telling the story. The narrator can see into this characters minds. We find out what all the characters do, know, think, and witness.
As the girl walked up the hill, she realized that the atmosphere was just too quiet. The cardinal tipped his head back and drew breath to sing, but just as the first note passed his beak he heard the crack of a dead branch far below his perch high in the maple tree. Startled, he looked down, cocking his head to one side and watching with great interest while the man rattled the blades of grass as he tried to hide himself behind the tree. As the man saw her start up the hill, he moved quickly into the shelter of the huge old maple tree. If she saw him now, everything would be ruined. She thought she saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when she looked again it was gone. The man thought if he could stay hidden until she came within range, she'd have to talk to him. Wouldn't she? The girl shuddered as she felt a silent threat pass over her. It felt like a cloud creeping over the sun.
8. 'Harry had taken up his place at wizard school, where he and his scar were famous but now the school year was over, and he was back with the Dursleys for the summer, back to being treated like a dog that had rolled in something smelly. The Dursleys hadn't even remembered that today happened to be Harry's twelfth birthday. Of course, his hopes hadn't been high.'
3. Martin Luther to Pope Leo X September 6, 1518 It has come to my attention that I am accused of great indiscretion, said to be my great fault, in which, it is said, I have not spared even your person. I beg you to give me a hearing after I have vindicated myself by this letter; and believe me when I say that I have never thought ill of you personally. I have been thoroughly incensed over the fact that good Christians are mocked in your name and under the cloak of the Roman church. I have always been sorry, most excellent Leo, that you were made pope in these times, for you are worthy of being pope in better days. May the Lord Jesus preserve you forever, Amen.
10. When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, ``Repent'' (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. (first of 95 Theses)
13. Johnson. If I be a traitor for maintaining this faith, then all the kings and queens of this realm heretofore, and all our ancestors, were traitors, for they maintain d the same. The Scaffold Speech of a Condemned English Jesuit Robert Johnson (1582)
15. Our Lord established excommunication as a means of correction and discipline, by which those who led a disordered life unworthy of a Christian, and who despised to mend their ways and return to the strait way after they had been admonished, should be expelled from the body of the church and cut off as rotten members until they come to themselves and acknowledge their fault. So if there be in us any fear of God, this ordinance should be enforced in our Church. Religious Law and Order in Calvin s Geneva John Calvin (1537)