1. Social Studies
1.1. So Many Points of View!
1.1.1. The victor
1.1.1.1. The son of the victor
1.1.1.1.1. The grandchildren of the victor
1.1.1.2. The daughter of the victor
1.1.2. the loser
1.1.2.1. The son of the loser
1.1.2.1.1. The grandchildren of the loser
1.1.2.2. The daughter of the loser
1.1.2.3. History is not always written by the victor!
1.1.2.3.1. Remember: the Confederacy did not win the Civil War
1.1.3. The Wife who stayed at home
1.1.4. The farmer whose field was destroyed
1.2. The theoretical frameworks of the historian
1.2.1. How many historians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
1.2.1.1. http://thedispersalofdarwin.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/q-how-many-historians-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/
1.3. How does it influence current events, beliefs, and actions?
1.3.1. Religion
1.3.1.1. How does religion influence worldview?
1.3.2. Race
1.3.2.1. How does race influence experiences?
1.3.3. Language/Culture
1.3.4. Age
1.3.5. Milieu
1.3.6. Class
1.3.7. Political Ideology
1.3.8. Gender
1.3.9. Sexuality
1.4. Or is it?
1.4.1. What about this?
1.4.2. Perspective = context
2. Art
2.1. Depiction of 3-dimensional space on a 2-dimensional surface
2.2. Artist's point of view
2.2.1. Linear Perspective
2.2.1.1. One-point perspective
2.2.1.1.1. Lines in work converge to a single vanishing point
2.2.1.2. Two-point perspective
2.2.1.2.1. Lines in work converge to two vanishing points. Viewers' attention is then directed to multiple areas of the painting, "moving the viewer's eye."
2.2.1.3. Three-point perspective
2.2.1.3.1. Lines in work converge to three vanishing points.
2.2.2. Parallel perspective
2.2.2.1. Object lines are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the picture plane, or drawing surface
3. English
3.1. Character Point of View
3.1.1. Who is the character?
3.1.1.1. How are they characterized?
3.1.1.1.1. Direct characterization--what does the author explicitly say about them?
3.1.1.1.2. Indirect characterization--how does the author subtly reveal their character?
3.1.2. What do they believe/think?
3.1.3. What character traits do they have that influence their perspective?
3.2. Author Point of View
3.2.1. What do we know about the author?
3.2.1.1. Gender?
3.2.1.2. Age?
3.2.1.3. Profession?
3.2.1.4. Family?
3.2.2. What do we know about the author's place in society/history?
3.2.2.1. Class?
3.2.2.2. Religion?
3.2.2.3. Caste/Social Group?
3.2.2.4. Culture?
3.2.3. How does the author's character or personality affect the overall meaning of the work?
3.2.3.1. Biases?
3.2.3.2. Privileging?
3.3. Reader Point of View
3.3.1. What personal experiences does the reader bring to interpretation of the work?
3.3.1.1. Status as a member of a marginalized group?
3.3.1.2. Similar/divergent life experiences?
3.3.1.3. Entrenched biases?
3.3.2. What kind of lens is the reader reading the work through?
3.3.2.1. Marxist?
3.3.2.2. Feminist?
3.3.2.3. Psychoanalytical?
3.4. Larger Historical/Cultural Lenses
3.4.1. What was the historical/cultural context in which the work was written?
3.4.1.1. What year?
3.4.1.2. What culture?
3.4.1.3. What societal context?
3.4.1.3.1. Morality?
3.4.1.3.2. Archetypes/cultural touchstones?
3.4.2. What is the current historical/cultural context?
3.4.2.1. Social group?