Unit Four: Point of View
Big Idea: Point of view can impact, change or distort our understanding of an event.
Essential Questions:
How does point of view change a story?
What does it mean to be an "outsider"?
Why do authors write about universal experiences?
Essential Questions:
How does point of view change a story?
What does it mean to be an "outsider"?
Why do authors write about universal experiences?
Learning Targets
I can . . .
1) explain the importance of point of view.
2) differentiate between first person, third person and omniscient point of view.
3) learn about a character by paying attention to his words, actions, thoughts and what other's say about him.
4) describe the setting and understand the importance of place and time.
5) identify examples of foreshadowing, flashback, and irony and explain how they are used.
6) distinguish various moods in a story and show how the author creates the mood.
7) respond critically and creatively to the text.
Text:
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
I can . . .
1) explain the importance of point of view.
2) differentiate between first person, third person and omniscient point of view.
3) learn about a character by paying attention to his words, actions, thoughts and what other's say about him.
4) describe the setting and understand the importance of place and time.
5) identify examples of foreshadowing, flashback, and irony and explain how they are used.
6) distinguish various moods in a story and show how the author creates the mood.
7) respond critically and creatively to the text.
Text:
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton