Point of View Practice

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A type of narrative perspective where the author uses pronouns like "your" and "you."

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second-person point of view

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Identify the point of view: Cathy leaned into her computer screen with big eyes. She couldn't believe it- she had finally gotten a 100 on her math test! She knew her parents would be proud of her. Options: first-person, third-person, second-person

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third-person

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How can you know that something is written in first-person point of view?

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pronouns like I, my and we are used

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Identify the narrative perspective in the passage from Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar: "Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair. But most of all, he just wanted to pull one." Options: first-person, second-person, third-person

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third-person

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Third-person omniscient point of view is when the narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of ______.

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two or more characters

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Narrative perspective in the passage from Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel: "Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank..."

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third-person

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Narrative perspective in the passage from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins: Effie Trinket trots to the podium and gives her signature, “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!” But suddenly I am thinking of Gale and how the odds are not in his favor.

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first-person

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What is third-person objective point of view?

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when the narrator is not part of the story; the narrator tells only the actions and dialogue of characters

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The point of view, or perspective of a story is

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Who is telling the story

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What POV is this passage? As I stepped onto the shiny porch of my new house, I thought to myself, "This is gonna be a good day!"

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First Person