Point of View Part 2 Personification

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Point of ViewPart 2Personification
I.S. 172 (Powell Academy of Law) Name_____________
_ Ms. E. Pennil Class _________ English Langu
age Arts November 14, 2002
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Point of View Part 2Personification

• Aim What is personification and how is it
  utilized in fables?
  
• Objective SWBAT identify personification in
  fables and use this knowledge to create a
  first-person account of a fable from a
  personified animals perspective.
• New York City Standard E5a.
  Respond to fiction using interpretive critical
  processes.

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Something to Think AboutDid you know that
most of your favorite movies and television shows
probably use personification?
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Do Now

• Writing Assignment
• You have 5 minutes to answer the following
  questions
  
• What is the root word in personification, todays
  literary term?
  
• What do you think the word personification
  means?
  

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Do Now

• Answer
• The root word in personification is person
  (human).
  
• Definition
• Personification is the use of human traits to
  represent animals, objects, events, and ideas.

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What are some human traits and
activities? Where have you seen animals (real
or imaginary) exhibiting these traits and taking
part in these activities?
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What are some human traits?

• The ability to
• Speak
• Show emotions (examples happiness, anger, love,
  jealousy)
  
• Take part in other human activities (examples
  shopping, going to work or school, cooking)

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Where have you seen animals that exhibit human
traits?

• Television
• Cartoons
• Commercials
• Movies
• Stories
• Fables
• Fairy Tales
• Novels

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Quick Review First Person POV

• What did we learn about first person point of
  view narration?
  
• The narrator tells the story from his or her
  point of view (POV) and uses I, me, my, and we
  (first person pronouns).

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Definition

• Fable
• A story with a moral that often has animals as
  characters
  
• Example

The Fox and the Grapes
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Activity

• Choose a partner (one of you is the recorder and
  the other is the reporter).
  
• Retell The Fox and the Grapes in five sentences
  from the Foxs POV.
  
• Prepare to share your sentences with the class.

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Personification inThe Fox and the Grapes

• The Fox
• Strolls instead of just walking through the park
• Speaks
• Shows disappointment

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ELA HomeworkNovember 14, 2002

• Read The Four Oxen and the Lion.
• Choose the lion or one of the four oxen.
• Personify the character (lion or ox) you choose
  by retelling the fable from its first person
  POV.
  
• Dont forget to reveal how the character feels.

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Are there any questions?