Learn and/or review all about [[point of view]] in narrative writing. Write a passage that incorporates multiple different kinds of points of view, or repeat the same passage but change the POV each time and see how it changes the overall effect or effectiveness of the passage. > For example, let’s say it’s an oncoming thunderstorm. Maybe Character 1 is excited, scared, thrilled, ready to go out and run around and exult in the ozone-fueled sense of [[drama]], anything can happen, the mundane world is about to be shaken up! Meanwhile, Character 2 might be scowling because the last time we had a storm like this, that weak shingle on the roof by the flashing came loose and water leaked into the kitchen. Stress, annoyance, where does it really come from—a feeling of not being in control of something—taps into a deep seated anger or anxiety, grrrr.... OK, now we’re learning something about these characters, but it’s just as crucial that we maintain our sympathy, our universal positive regard. We won’t let our own narrow-mindedness let our characrters devolve into flip sides of a coin. They are not opposites. Nobody is anyone else’s opposite; that’s too simplistic. Let’s be brave and dive deeper into getting to know these characters as people. Let’s put them together and see what happens, like mixing chemicals in the lab! Given what we know so far by writing spontaneously about each of them, what happens when they have a conversation, in the moments before the thunder explodes and the sky fully darkens and rain washes over everything, pounding the ditch out back into a mini-Mississippi river, turning Character 2’s leaky gutter into a spigot. What do they say to each other? Write it down to find out. Let them surprise each other—and you! **OR** Analyze a text—choose something you’ve read that you found particularly compelling or effective, and try to figure out how the author’s choices around POV helped make it so awesome. Give us specific examples with your thoughts and observations. <br> ---- Associated standards: Analyze how authors employ points of view, perspective, and purpose to shape explicit and implicit messages (e.g., persuasiveness, aesthetic quality, satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement). Explain how an author’s geographic location, identity, and culture affect perspective.