![Describe each narrator’s or
character’s point of view.
Think:
How does each
character/narrator feel
about events or other
characters?
What is his or her
perspective on events?
What language does he
or she use to describe
events, ideas, and
characters?
I see that Theseus describes Palamon’s winning the joust
as “glorious” and “in the name of chivalry.” These word
choices suggest that he feels that Palamon’s victory is
honorable and just. However, Palamon is described as
“[crawling] across the grass to Arcite’s side” and asking
“What have we done?” This suggests that he feels that
what he has done is a tragedy. He regrets it.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/week6lesson6slidesharepresentation-170913000453/85/Week-6-lesson-6-slideshare-presentation-11-320.jpg)
Week 6 lesson 6 slideshare presentation
- 1. Week 6: Lesson 6 The Miller’s Tale
- 2. Do Now The characters in “The Miller’s Tale” are pretty scandalous. What is the most scandalous story you have ever heard?
- 4. Elope To run off to get married secretly
- 5. Trance A state of half consciousness between being asleep and awake
- 7. Point of View Mini-Lesson Effective readers examine what the character’s thoughts, words, actions, and feelings reveal about his or her attitude toward story events.
- 8. Point of View Mini-Lesson Analyzing multiple point of views helps them better understand how the author uses characterization to develop central ideas.
- 9. RL.7.6: EXPLAIN HOW THE AUTHOR CONTRASTS POINTS OF VIEW READING THINKING STEPS Display: TEACHER MODELING Say: Identify several characters and/or narrators in a text. Consider characters who: are the narrator. do or think something important or unexpected. help you explore the central idea. First identify two or more characters to contrast. Use the Thinking Step suggestions to help you pick. In “The Knight’s Tale,” I am interested in the characters of Theseus and Palamon because they both react very differently to Palamon’s winning the joust. I believe the author uses these characters to develop a central idea, and my analysis of the characters will reveal how.
- 10. Describe each narrator’s or character’s point of view. Think: How does each character/narrator feel about events or other characters? What is his or her perspective on events? What language does he or she use to describe events, ideas, and characters? Point of view is the narrator or character’s feelings or attitudes, as well as his or her perspective on events. Look for clues that reveal how the character thinks or feels about a story event or another character. For example, he or she may use biased or unbiased language to describe characters, ideas, and events. Clues also reveal one’s perspective on events. For example, the winner of a game has a different perspective than the loser in describing that game.
- 11. Describe each narrator’s or character’s point of view. Think: How does each character/narrator feel about events or other characters? What is his or her perspective on events? What language does he or she use to describe events, ideas, and characters? I see that Theseus describes Palamon’s winning the joust as “glorious” and “in the name of chivalry.” These word choices suggest that he feels that Palamon’s victory is honorable and just. However, Palamon is described as “[crawling] across the grass to Arcite’s side” and asking “What have we done?” This suggests that he feels that what he has done is a tragedy. He regrets it.
- 12. Explain how the author develops each point of view. Notice word clues that convey strong feelings. describe. create tone of voice. reflect what is important to the speaker or narrator. Think: How do these choices show the point of view expressed? • What word choices does the author make to develop the different points of view? For example, an author may reveal the narrator’s or character’s feelings about an event through an angry or silly tone of voice. Focus can suggest point of view—we spend our time and energy describing what is important to us. Words with strong connotations also convey point of view. • The author develops Theseus’s point of view using a celebratory tone of voice. He develops Palamon’s using a regretful tone of voice.
- 13. Decide why the author includes the different perspectives (points of view). Think: • Why did the author include multiple points of view? • What idea does this communicate? • How does the conflict advance the story or engage readers? • Think about why the author included the different points of view. What can you figure out? Why is it useful to have these two particular characters express their views? What central idea does this communicate? How might it advance the story or make it more interesting? • One character sees the victory as glorious, while the other character realizes that someone important has just died. One inference I can draw is that contests of chivalry might seem glorious, but they have serious consequences.