Point of View

Front

Mrs. V asks about flying. I type I'd be scared to let go, fearing it would feel so good I'd just fly away. - Sharon M. Draper

Back

First Person

Tags

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

Front

Leslie sat in front of Paul with long brown pigtails. Paul felt an urge to pull one. What narrative perspective is this?

Back

Third Person Limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Front

Jacqueline Woodson's quote reflects a perspective where one feels happiness and laughter amidst challenges.

Back

Second Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Front

Narrative perspective in 'The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body' involves a class film strip about the human body and Ms. Frizzle's unusual teaching style.

Back

First Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Front

Life is where you sleep, what you see upon waking, who you share dreams with, what you eat for breakfast, and who you share it with. Life is something you create yourself. — Rebecca Stead, Goodbye Stranger

Back

Second Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Front

Narrative perspective in the excerpt from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Back

Third Person Limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Front

In Fahrenheit 451, the girl observes Montag, who has been a fireman for ten years. She questions the role of firemen, hinting at a past where they extinguished fires, while Montag insists houses are fireproof, knowing this isn't true.

Back

Third Person Omniscient

Front

Narrative perspective in 'Holes' by Louis Sachar: Mr. Sir leads boys to dig holes at the lake. Stanley feels relieved to dig his own hole, away from chaos.

Back

Third Person Limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Front

Identifying first person point of view

Back

pronouns like I, my and we are used

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Front

She liked ice cream; he preferred cake. They bought both.

Back

3rd person OMNISCIENT

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6