Point of View

Click here:  What is Point of View?

Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told. Most books are written in either the first or third person. The point of view can have a profound effect on the way the reader experiences the story. Wonder is written in first person with sections told from different characters' points of view.   How might the book read differently if it had been written in third person limited? In third person limited, there is an objective narrator. What does that mean, "objective narrator"?What is lost by using this point of view? What is gained? 

Your task:

1. Type your assigned paragraph onto your google doc blog post response. Make sure you copy correctly.
2. Copy that paragraph below on the same google doc, leaving a double space between the paragraphs.
3. Translate your second copied paragraph from first person (I, me, my, we, us, our) to third person (he, she, him, her, his, they, their, them). Notice that when a pronoun changes, the verb often changes to agree with the subject. (Ex., I run to the store. He runs to the store.)
4.  Post both paragraphs to the blog. 

After all of the sections are posted, we will conduct a class reading of the two "versions" of the passages to better understand how point of view works.

Nina: Part One, August: p. 3, paragraph 1

Marina: Part Two, Via: p. 85, paragraph 1

Anna: Part Three, Summer: p. 119, paragraph 8 ("I sat....his face?")

Tyler: Jack: p. 134, paragraph 1

Jack: Justin: p. 188, paragraph 3 (we've been dating...which rocked)

Grade 8 - Due Wednesday, September 10, 2014

"After being homeschooled for years, Auggie Pullman is about to start fifth grade, but he’s worried: How will he fit into middle-school life when he looks so different from everyone else? Auggie has had 27 surgeries to correct facial anomalies he was born with, but he still has a face that has earned him such cruel nicknames as Freak, Freddy Krueger, Gross-out and Lizard face. Though “his features look like they’ve been melted, like the drippings on a candle” and he’s used to people averting their eyes when they see him, he’s an engaging boy who feels pretty ordinary inside. He’s smart, funny, kind and brave, but his father says that having Auggie attend Beecher Prep would be like sending “a lamb to the slaughter.” 

Palacio divides the novel into eight parts, interspersing Auggie’s first-person narrative with the voices of family members and classmates, wisely expanding the story beyond Auggie’s viewpoint and demonstrating that Auggie’s arrival at school doesn’t test only him, it affects everyone in the community. Auggie may be finding his place in the world, but that world must find a way to make room for him, too. A memorable story of kindness, courage and wonder." Kirkus Reviews

1. Read the lyrics and listen to the song that inspired R. J. Palacio.

2. In a well-written, 5-7 sentence paragraph, respond to the quote from Vermont Reads in the picture above. What does the quote mean to you? Make sure to include a topic sentence, detail sentences, and a closing sentence. Proofread! Do not post until you have checked for spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure!