W H O I S T E L L I N G T H E S T O RY ?

POINT OF VIEW

POINT OF VIEW

An automobile accident occurs. Two drivers are involved. Witnesses include four sidewalk spectators, a policeman, a man with a video

camera who happened to be shooting the scene, and the pilot of a helicopter that was flying overhead. Here we have nine different points of view and, most likely, nine different

descriptions of the accident.

FIRST PERSON

• Tells the story in the words of one of the characters

• narrator==character

• Personal pronouns that used by writers :I

MeWeUs

THIRD PERSON – LIMITED

• Narrator knows and conveys the thoughts of ONE of the characters, but IS NOT a character

• narrator =/= character

• Personal pronouns that used by writers :He/HimShe/Her

They/ThemIt

THIRD PERSON - OMNISCIENT

• “all knowing”• Author gives the reader knowledge of what ALL of the

characters are thinking WITHOUT BEING ONE of the characters.

• Narrator=/=character

• Personal pronouns that used by writers :He/HimShe/Her

They/ThemIt

DO YOU REMEMBER MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB?

Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow;And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day, which was against the rule;It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at school.

And so the teacher turned it out, but still it lingered near,And waited patiently about till Mary did appear.

"Why does the lamb love Mary so?" the eager children cry;"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know" the teacher did reply.

YOUR TURN

Pretend like you are one of the following characters:MaryThe LambThe TeacherMary’s friendSchool PrincipalMary’s Mother

Now write a letter to a person of your choice telling what happened that fateful day…

H O W D O W O R D S F U N C T I O N I N A S E N T E N C E ?

PARTS OF SPEECH

NOUNS AND PRONOUNS

I. NOUNS• PERSON: Dr. Pepper, dentist, President of the

United States, Sam• PLACE: school, Bentonville High School, park,

Benton County• THING/OBJECT: car, pencil, Toms, iPad• IDEA/CONCEPT/EMOTION: love, understanding,

friendship

II. PRONOUNS: can substitute for ANY nounI, me, you, she/her, he/him, it, they/them

ADJECTIVES

DESCRIBE NOUNS AND PRONOUNS ONLY!

Answer the following questions about Nouns and Pronouns:

What kind? large houseWhich one? Red carHow many? Several monkeysHow much? Great wealth

VERBS: ACTION, LINKING, HELPING

• ACTION: MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ACTION; SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE

Run, jump, think, love, eat, perform, consider, identify

• LINKING: DEMONSTRATES A STATE OF BEINGIs, am/are, was/were, has, had, smells, looks,

appear

• HELPING: A SECOND OR THIRD VERB (USUALLY BEFORE THE MAIN VERB) TO HELP THE MAIN VERB BE MORE PRECISE

Has gone, will be presenting, is thinking,

ADVERBS

• DESCRIBE VERBS, ADJECTIVES, OR OTHER ADVERBS• USUALLY END IN –LY

Answers the following questions about VERBS, ADJECTIVES, AND ADVERBS:

• HOW?• WHEN?• WHERE?

• IN WHAT WAY?• TO WHAT EXTENT?

Examples:• ran quickly• Spoke softly• He is too smart (predicate adjective/linking verb)

PREPOSITIONS: SHOW RELATIONSHIPS

•about •above •across •after •against •along •amid •among •around •as •at•before •behind •below •beneath •beside •besides

•between •beyond •by•despite •down •during•for •from•in •inside •into•like•near•of •off •on •onto

•outside •over•past •since•than •through •to •toward •towards•under •underneath •unlike •until •up •upon•with •within

•without

Prepositional phrase consists of a preposition

and a NOUN!!• Across the sky• To the store• Near the bookcase• Toward the park• Underneath the stars• With my mom• Up the tree• Beside the river

CONJUNCTIONS

• CONNECTORS: connect main clauses to form compound sentences, and items in a series (list)

ForAndNorButOrYetSo

I went to the store, but I forgot to buy milk.

I went to the store to buy bread, eggs, and milk.

INTERJECTIONS

• The word "interjection" means "thrown in between“• An interjection is a word used to express some

sudden emotion of the mind• Nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs become

interjections when they are uttered as exclamations• Has no grammatical connection to any other word in

the sentence.Examples:Aha alas, good grief! no! oh well, what? Oops!

Ouch! yes gee come on! Hey,Oh, no!

IDENTIFICATION GAME

For each sentence, identify as many parts of speech as possible:1) It certainly is hard work to stretch this canvas

tight. Phew!2) To get to the museum, they took a train.3) Bicyclists, walkers, and joggers crowded the

streets and sidewalks of the park.4) He thought Claude Monet’s paintings were

awesome.5) Sometimes the clay dries too quickly.