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WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THIS PICTURE?. WHICH CIRCLE IS MOVING?. Sometimes . . . . life. Is only about. where. YOU ARE. standing . . . . The way things appear, depends on your point of view. As we’ve seen, a person’s point of view can change their entire perception of what is going on,
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The way things appear, depends on your point of view. • As we’ve seen, a person’s point of view • can change their entire perception • of what is going on, • on what has happened • and why.
ASSIGNMENT • Things are not always what they seem. • Write two 55 Fiction stories about the same topic, but from two different perspectives or points of view. • Things should look much differently depending on your character’s viewpoint
ASSIGNMENT: EXAMPLES • Example: A boy gets stung by a bee. • 1) The first story is from the viewpoint of the hurt boy. • 2) The second story is from the point of view of the bee.
Example #1: the boy’s point of view • “That bee just stung me!” he wailed. Mommy kissed the swollen spot on his arm. • “Bad bee!” she murmured, wiping his tears. • He was comforted by the kiss, and knew that he’d get both a Spiderman band-aid and a lollipop to make him feel better. • He said a silent thank you to the bad bee.
Example #2: the bee’s point of view • “Flying through the air, minding my own business, and ‘whack!’ the kid takes a swing at me. What’d I ever do to him?” • The bee nursed his injuries over some honey with a couple of his fellow workers. They buzzed sympathetically. • “Kids these days . . .” one of them droned. The others nodded in agreement.