This document discusses point of view and provides examples of the three main points of view: first person, second person, and third person. It explains that first person uses pronouns like I and we, second person uses you, and third person uses proper nouns and pronouns like she and they. The document then asks which point of view The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was written in and provides clues that it is third person due to the unnamed narrator. It outlines steps for an in-class activity that involves forming groups, brainstorming a claim, and developing a thesis statement to argue the claim.

2.  Point of view is important to understand because it helps determine the
subject/verb agreement
 We learned that the points of view are as follows:
 First-Person- narrator participates in action but has limited knowledge/vision
 Second person- narrator addresses the reader directly as though they are part of the
story
 Third Person (Objective)- narrator is unnamed/unidentified (a dethatched observer)
 Let’s take a closer look at these…

3.  Pronouns: I, me, we, and us
 Possessive pronouns: my, mine, our, and ours
 Example sentences:
 I went for a walk through the dark forest.
 I picked up Mary and we went to Dairy Queen.
 We ran away to where no one could find us

4.  Pronoun: You
 Pronouns: you and yours
 Example sentence:
 You walk through the forest and find an injured rabbit.

5.  In this point of view we use proper nouns: Mark, Ellen, Mr. Drake, Ichabod…
 Pronouns: she, her, him, her, they, them, and it
 Possessive nouns: his, hers, its, their, and theirs
 Example sentences:
 They like to play soccer on Saturdays.
 She went to the store five minutes ago.
 Brad is not a very good volley ball player.
Considering this, what point of view was The Legend of Sleepy Hollow written in?

6.  Third Person (objective)
 This can be confused with first person because
the story is being told by a narrator who heard
the tale from someone else
 Is the narrator reliable?
 How can we know for sure that SH is written in
third person

7.  Clear your desks and take out a pen or pencil
 Bring your quiz to the front when completed
 MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON IT
 Any papers without names will not be graded and
student will receive a 0 on this quiz

8.  Creating an MLA heading:
 Your name
 Your professor/instructor’s name
 Name of course
 Date
 Format: 15 September 2016
 This heading should be double spaced
 Should begin at the top of the page
 Left aligned
 On space above the title

9.  Make sure a page number is included in the heading
 Top, right-hand corner
 Include your last name and a space between
 Your title should be one space below your header:
 No underline, bold, or italics
 Same size as all text
 Centered

10. And supporting it with evidence

11.  An opinion
 Dancing is the best form of exercise.
 A policy proposal
 Teenagers should be required to complete community service before graduating high
school.
 An evaluation
 This company’s poor choices regarding salary and marketing have led to their downfall.
 A cause-and-effect statement
 If we do not change this law now then we will experience a huge tax increase on food.
 An interpretation
 I feel that Washington Irving was creating a commentary on superstition.

12.  Your instructor will assign you to a group.
 Brainstorm and come up with a claim together. It can be any claim you like. Just
make sure you can expound upon it and that it is a claim you can all agree on.
 Decide what type of claim you are making
 Write the claim at the top of a piece of paper with all your names
 Stay in your group when you have completed this task.

13.  Brainstorm ideas that support this claim
 Start with your own ideas, beliefs, and values on the topic
 Next, find scholars and sources who support this claim
 Example: Dancing is the best form of exercise.
 My ideas, beliefs, and values:
 Dancing is a lot of fun
 Dancing is good cardio
 Dancing is an art that is prevalent in many cultures
 People of all ages love dancing
 Scholastic evidence:
 Statistics on dancing and weight loss
 An article on psychology and dancing
 A book about dancing and culture
 An interview with a 81 year-old ballerina

14.  Brainstorm a list of values and beliefs regarding your claim
 Write down at least 6 of them on your piece of paper

15.  This is a sentence that captures your position on a topic, idea, or interpretation
 1-2 sentences
 Located at the end of the introductory paragraph
 Be as clear an specific as possible
 Avoid cliché language such as “The point of this paper is…”
 Avoid being too general with your statements and strive to be concise
 Examples:
 Too general:
 Dancing is the best form of exercise
 Revised:
 Dancing is one of the best work outs because it burns a lot of calories in a short time, it is a very
entertaining form of exercise, and it is an activity that is suitable for all age groups and cultures.

16.  Dancing is one of the best work outs because it burns a lot of calories in a short
time, it is a very entertaining form of exercise, and it is an activity that is suitable
for all age groups and cultures.
 What are we going to read about in this paper?

17.  Work together to create a thesis statement for your claim. Be sure to incorporate
your values and beliefs that you noted earlier.
 Thesis should be 1-2 complete sentences

18.  Answer the following questions:
 What would be a good attention grabber for your introductory paragraph?
 What scientific or scholarly support would solidify this claim?
 Who are you addressing this claim to?
 How can this claim be disputed?
 After discussion, turn your group work into your instructor for today’s participation
points.
 The paper should include:
 Names of group members
 Claim
 List of evidence
 Thesis
 4 questions

19.  Tuesday 9/20:
 Finish Sleepy Hollow
 Quiz #2
 Bring Mini Paper to class for peer review
 Thursday 9/22
 Read 157-169
 Journal due by 9/18 at midnight
 Revised mini paper is due to drop box by 9/27