from An American Childhood

Annie Dillard

Context clues are the examples, descriptions, and other details in the text around an unfamiliar word.

Point of view is the perspective from which a narrative is told. It affects what kinds of details are revealed to the reader.

Point of View

First- person point of view: the narrator is a character who participates in the action of the story and uses the first person pronouns I and Me. The narrator can reveal only his or her own observations, thoughts, and feelings.

Third – person point of view

The narrator is not a character in the story. He or she uses third-person pronouns such as he, she, and they to refer to the characters. The narrator may know and reveal the observations, thoughts, and feelings of more than one character.

2 kinds of third person point of view

33rdrd person limited person limitedNarrator relates the

inner thoughts and feelings of only one character, and everything is viewed from this character’s perspective.

33rdrd person omniscient person omniscientThe narrator knows

and tells about what each character feels and thinks.

Background (read pg 51)

Suburbs have long provided a road to the “American Dream” of home ownership. However, environmentalist and conversationalists argue that this “sprawl” of new homes, roads, and buildings has caused more harm than good. Sprawl is the increase and expansion of low- density communities that require people to drive between the places where they work, go to school, shop or recreate.

Background (continued)

Suburban sprawl has been criticized for weakening urban economics and damaging the environment. Studies also suggest that sprawl contributes to American’s declining physical activity and increasing weight problems. Still there are many homeowners who prefer their own homes, backyards, and community recreation centers to the dense, expensive neighborhoods and apartments buildings of the city.

Connecting to the literature

AccelerateChallengeExertExceedInvest

Predictions THINK – PAIR - SHARE

Based upon these words, what do you think this story is about?

Wholeheartedly gainingStaggering hilltopEnthusiastic smashedHedge sprungCaught skinnyWoodpile strainedCourage furiousSnowy slidingFearlessly iceballChased

Listen to About the Selection/ Read pgs. 52-58 Questions pg. 1-10 Quick Review Formative Assessment pg. 67 Story at a Glance After they hit a car with a snowball, a girl and her friends lead a wild

chase through their neighborhood.

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Context clues: the examples, descriptions, and other details surrounding an unfamiliar word

Point of View: the perspective from which a narrative is told. A narrative may be told in first- or third-person point of view.