TEKS Talk - SLA Authors Purpose image

Knowledge and Skills Statement

Author's purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors' choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student analyzes and applies author's craft purposefully in order to develop his or her own products and performances.

Pídales a los estudiantes que trabajen en grupos pequeños y que cambien de una hoja de trabajo a otra, cada una de las cuales tiene un extracto de un texto. Pídales a los estudiantes que identifiquen si el texto usa el punto de vista de la primera o la tercera persona.


Further Explanation

Los estudiantes deben entender que un autor puede elegir escribir en primera persona cuando el autor desea que el lector experimente la trama a través del punto de vista del personaje principal y elegir la tercera persona cuando quiere que el lector experimente la trama a través del punto de vista del narrador.

a narrative perspective restricted to that of the author/narrator’s thoughts and feelings as the central character and point of view in the story First-person point of view requires the use of first-person pronouns such as I, me, my, or us.
recognize the characteristics of something, such as a word or character, or distinguish it from others
the perspective from which the events in the story are told
a narrative perspective that includes the thoughts and feelings of one (third person limited) or more of the characters/people (third person omniscient) in a story or text and uses third-person pronouns such as he, she, or they
Literary devices are specific language techniques that convey meaning and bring clarity to a text. Students should understand that authors use literary devices, such as point of view and figurative language, to tell a story or communicate a message. For example, authors may choose to write in first-person point of view when they want the reader to experience the plot through the main character’s point of view. The repetition of the word I can make it easier for the reader to relate to and empathize with the main character.
Perspectiva desde la cual se presentan los sucesos narrados.
El narrador cuenta la historia desde su propia perspectiva. Este punto de vista se reconoce porque el narrador usa los pronombres de la primera persona (por ej., yo, nosotros etc.).
El narrador es externo y conoce los pensamientos y sentimientos de todos los personajes. Este punto de vista se reconoce porque el narrador usa los pronombres de la tercera persona (por ej., él, ella, ellos, ellas etc.).