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Lesson 1 (from Part One: Chapters 1-4)
Objective
Students will review the differences between first, second, and third person points of view within a narrative and will learn how an author's purpose can drive the choice of point of view and how that choice can affect the reader.
Though the majority of Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens is written using the third person point of view, there are also many times when the author employs the second person point of view in order to directly implore the reader to take a specific action or to prompt the readers to imagine themselves in the particular situation being described. The author's use of second person is also used to deepen engagement on the part of the audience. By studying the use of first and second person within Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens, students will gain a deeper understanding of how authors choose one point of view...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.4, 9-10.10, 11-12.4, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 11-12.1, 11-12.3
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