AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW_ THIRD PERSON

AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW_ THIRD PERSON

To determine author's point of view in some selections.

Open Ended

Guess the Narrator

Is the narrator omniscient , limited ,or objective? Explain!

Lilly shivered and tried unsuccessfully not to sob while sitting alone under the tree. She was more embarrassed and miserable than she had ever been. Jacob felt a pang of pity for her, and though he worried what the others might say, he walked to her, sat beside her, and offered her his jacket.

Third person point of view

• With this mode of narration, the narrator tells the story of another person or group of people.

• The narrator is not involved in the story.

• frequent use of third person pronouns :“he, she, them, they, him, her, his, her, and their”

Modes of third person point of view

• Third-Person Objective

• Third-Person Limited

• Third-Person Omniscient

in a nutshell

simple examples

• He looked sad. He seemed nervous.He said he didn't want to tell his mom that he broke the window. When he finally told her , she seemed calm.

• He was sad. He felt nervous.He said he didn't want to tell his mom that he broke the window. When he finally told her , she seemed calm.

• He was sad. He felt nervous.He said he didn't want to tell his mom that he broke the window. When he finally told her , she felt calm.

Third person _ objective

• In this mode of narration, the narrator tells a third-person’s story (he, she, him, her), but the narrator only describes characters’ behavior and dialogue."what is seen and heard"

•  The narrator does not reveal any character’s thoughts or feelings.

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Third-Person Limited:

•  the narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character through explicit narration.

• The narrator lets you know what one character thinks, sees, knows, hears ,and feels.

Third-Person Omniscient:

• The base word omni means “all,” and scient means “knowing,” so omniscient roughly translates to “all knowing.”

• In this mode of narration, the narrator grants readers the most access to characters’ thoughts and feelings. 

• The narrator has unlimited knowledge and can describe every character’s thoughts and interpret their behaviors. 

Multiple Choice

Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her life.

• Third person omniscient

• Third person limited

• Third person objective

Multiple Choice

Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her. Shay just left without saying anything. She left a note and then left him.

• Third person omniscient

• Third person limited

• Third person objective

Multiple Choice

Tim slammed the door. He walked upstairs & read a note from Shay. He kicked her trash can & started crying.

• Third person omniscient

• Third person limited

• Third person objective

Multiple Choice

Guess the Narrator

Lilly shivered and sobbed while sitting alone under the tree. Jacob felt a pang of pity for her, and though he worried what the others might say, he walked to her, sat beside her, and offered her his jacket.

• Omniscient

• Limited

• Objective

Multiple Choice

Lilly shivered and sobbed while sitting alone under the tree. Jacob gazed at her with a stare suggestive of pity, and his lips tightened as though he debated something of importance. He gave one timid glance back at the others, and then walked boldly over to Lilly and sat beside her and offered her his Jacket.

• Objective

• omniscient

• Limited

Multiple Choice

Lilly shivered and tried unsuccessfully not to sob while sitting alone under the tree. She was more embarrassed and miserable than she had ever been. Jacob felt a pang of pity for her, and though he worried what the others might say, he walked to her, sat beside her, and offered her his jacket.

• Omniscient

• Limited

• Objective