Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Lesson 11 Notes

    Uploaded by

    api-211991974
    24 views2 pages
    By the end of class, I will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text. A good reader of nonfiction assesses the author's position or attitude towards the story being told. An author can use imagery (descriptions that appeal to the five senses) to communicate his or her point of view.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    lesson 11 notes

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    By the end of class, I will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text. A good reader of nonfiction assesses the author's position or attitude towards the story being told. An author can use imagery (descriptions that appeal to the five senses) to communicate his or her point of view.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    24 views2 pages

    Lesson 11 Notes

    Uploaded by

    api-211991974
    By the end of class, I will be able to determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text. A good reader of nonfiction assesses the author's position or attitude towards the story being told. An author can use imagery (descriptions that appeal to the five senses) to communicate his or her point of view.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 2

    Name:

    Period: Monday, January 28, 2013 Food for Thought Nonfiction Unit: Lesson 11 LEARNING TARGET: By the end of class, I will be able to determine an authors point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author uses imagery to distinguish his position from that of others. (CCSS.ELA.R.7.6)

    DO NOW: What do you imagine the farm where McDonalds gets its potatoes from to be like? Describe the farm in as much detail as you can imagine!

    MINI-LESSON: What You Need to Know! Review: Good readers of nonfiction assess an authors point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author gets his or her point across to the reader. Point of view: the authors position or attitude towards the story being told Purpose: the authors reason for writing a piece; what he or she hopes to accomplish We can analyze an authors point of view by paying attention to the imagery (descriptions that appeal to the five senses) an author uses. As you read, make a picture in your mind of what the author is describing. Does the author describe things in a pleasant, unpleasant, disgusting, frightening, sad, or exciting way? GUIDED PRACTICE: Analyzing Imagery in a McDonalds Commercial to Determine Point of View and Purpose Powerful Images Describe the images that stood out to you. Point of View and Purpose Why did the director include this image?

    Analyzing Imagery in Michael Pollans Introduction to The Omnivores Dilemma to Determine Point of View and Purpose Powerful Images Point of View and Purpose Describe the images that stood out to you. Why did Michael Pollan include this Include quotes from the text! image? What was his goal in describing it this way?

    HOMEWORK How does Michael Pollan use imagery to communicate his point of view about the potato growing industry in his Introduction to The Omnivores Dilemma? Be sure to explain what his point of view is and give two specific examples of how he communicates it through imagery. (Hint: Use RAFTAT restate and answer the question, for example, this shows that, another example, this shows that)

    You might also like