Analyzing Points of View (RL.7.6

I can compare the narrator’s perspective with the reader’s perspective to analyze how an author develops and contrasts points of view.

Learning Target

RL.7.6
Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.

Standard

Understanding Point of View

• First-Person: The narrator is a character in the story ("I, me, my").

• Third-Person Limited: The narrator knows only one character’s thoughts.

• Third-Person Omniscient: The narrator knows all characters’ thoughts and feelings.

How Authors Develop Perspective

• Through dialogue and inner thoughts

• By describing experiences uniquely

• By showing biases or limited knowledge

• By contrasting different characters' viewpoints

Summary & Wrap-Up

• Point of view affects how we understand a story.

• Authors develop perspective through thoughts, dialogue, and bias.

• Readers may interpret events differently than the narrator.

• Understanding perspective helps analyze deeper meanings in texts.